Who is Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem? Man who ended Neeraj Chopra's reign as Olympic champion in javelin throw
Who is Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem? Man who ended Neeraj Chopra's reign as Olympic champion in javelin throw
History was created for Pakistan on multiple levels after Arshad Nadeem won the nation’s first individual gold medal on Thursday (Aug 8). The medal which also ended Pakistan’s 32-year wait for an Olympic medal was celebrated widely by the nation. While Nadeem’s medal win was expected, the colour of the medal came as a huge surprise for many. So who is Arshad Nadeem and how did he take the big stride and end the nation’s four-decade wait for an Olympic gold medal?
Who is Arshad Nadeem?
Born in Mian Channu in the Punjab province, Arshad was a born-athlete and excelled in multiple sports during his early school days. However, it was not until he met his coach Rasheed Ahmad Saqi who discovered his talent in javelin throw. He would often represent his school and college in multiple sports including cricket, but javelin throw became his primary sport after he started taking it seriously during his college days.
Now 27, Arshad in 2015 started taking the event seriously and attracted attention after his famous throws at the Punjab Youth Festivals. He received a scholarship in 2016 from World Athletics and would never turn back.
He won his first significant medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam. Success would then follow at the 2018 Asian Games where he clinched a bronze medal for the nation. He also bagged a gold medal in the 2019 South Asian Games. His biggest achievement before the Olympics came at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games where he won gold in arch-rival Neeraj Chopra’s absence.
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Arshad had missed out on a medal in the Tokyo Olympics having finished fifth but was determined to go one better at the Paris Olympics. In the build-up to the Paris Games, Arshad won a silver medal at the 2023 Budapest World Championships. However, his biggest moment came on Thursday when he won the nation’s first individual Olympic gold medal.