- Pakistani breaks Olympic record with 92.97m
- Beats rival and friend Neeraj Chopra from India
He may have entered this competition as the underdog, perhaps with a little less of the name recognition of his Indian rival Neeraj Chopra, but Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem wrote his name in the stars in the Stade de France on Thursday night, winning the men’s javelin final to become the first track and field athlete from Pakistan to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
And he did it with panache, beating his longtime rival and equally longtime friend Chopra, and smashing an Olympic record in the process.
Written by Alexandra Topping at the Stade de France
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/08/arshad-nadeem-neeraj-chopra-pakistan-india-javelin-throw-athletics-2024-paris-olympic-games under the title “Arshad Nadeem throws his way into history for Pakistan with javelin gold”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
