Pakistan’s star athlete Arshad Nadeem made the nation proud as he bagged a historic gold medal with the longest throw of 92.97 meters in the javelin final of the Paris Olympics 2024.
He ended the country’s 32-year medal drought and set the Olympic record with a 92.97m throw. The whole country, including Pakistani cricketers, couldn’t contain their joy when Arshad Nadeem etched his name in the history books.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) released a video on their social media platforms, showing Pakistan Shaheens’ players cheering the 27-year-old athlete while watching the javelin throw event.
Arshad made his record-breaking 92.97m throw in his second attempt after he failed to make a mark in his first attempt as it was deemed as “No Throw”.
After his victory, social media platforms were flooded with fans and Pakistan cricketers pouring in their congratulations towards the star javelin thrower.
Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam congratulated Arshad for making the nation proud, while pace bowler Haris Rauf called him an inspiration for the nation.
“After 30 long years, the gold is back in Pakistan! Huge congratulations to @arshadnadeem29 for this incredible achievement. You’ve made the entire nation proud,” Babar Azam posted on X.
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“92.97!! You’ve inspired a nation! You deserve every moment of this glory,” Haris Rauf posted.
Meanwhile, legendary pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar shared a video on his social media platforms and praised Arshad Nadeem highly for his historic achievement.
“Out of nowhere, this son of a lion has won Pakistan a gold medal. What a man you are Arshad! You have achieved this on your own, with your own hard work and calibre,” said Akhtar.
“Many congratulations to you Arshad, and the whole of Pakistan. The entire mood of the country has changed with 1 gold medal. Just because of one guy, Arshad has got Pakistan trending across the whole world.”
Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed also lauded the javelin thrower for winning the gold medal through a story on his Instagram account.
“@ArshadOlympian1, you’ve made us proud by winning not only a Gold medal but also our first Olympic medal in 32 years and that too with a record-breaking throw. You’ve shown the world what we’re capable of,” Sarfaraz posted.
On the other hand, fast bowler Naseem Shah stated that he stayed awake to watch Arshad Nadeem’s event and it was worth the sacrifice while all-rounder Shadab Khan also extended heartful congratulations.
“It was worth staying up late to watch @ArshadOlympian1 win GOLD with an Olympic record… 92.97!! You’ve made history as the first individual athlete from Pakistan to win gold. Every Pakistani is proud of you, inspiring the next generation,” Naseem Shah posted on X.
” 92.97= GOLD. This is perhaps the biggest individual achievement by a Pakistani athlete. The entire nation is proud of Arshad Nadeem. Thank you for representing our country the way u have, thank u for bringing hope. Champion of champions,” Shadab posted.
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