PARIS: Pakistan’s star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has vowed to make the country proud as he gets ready for the final of the Paris Olympics 2024.
Arshad Nadeem has qualified for the Javelin Throw final with an 86.59-meter throw in his first attempt of qualification, local media reported. He told a local television, “I want to make Pakistan proud in the Olympic Games,”.
India’s Neeraj Chopra also made his way to the final round with a massive 89.34-meter throw in his first attempt.
Arshad Nadeem hoped that Neeraj Chopra and he would make their respective nations proud. “Neeraj Chopra is a good friend, and we will try to focus on the final round,” Pakistan’s star Said
He hoped that he would perform good in the last round and also thanked to his fans for their support during the Olympics games.
The final of the Javelin Throw will be held today, August 8, at 11:25pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
Athletes to qualify for Javelin Throw Final
Neeraj Chopra (India)
Anderson Peters (Grenada)
Julian Weber (Germany)
Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan)
Julius Yego (Kenya)
Luiz Maurício da Silva (Brazil)
Jakub Vadlejch
Toni Keranen (Finland)
Andrian Mardare (Republic of Moldova)
Olivier Helander (Finland)
Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lassi Etelatalo (Finaldn)
Arshad Nadeem, a nine-time international medalist and four-time gold medalist who came fifth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is Pakistan’s best shot at a medal in the Paris Olympics. He won silver at the World Championships last year as well as gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2022 with a massive 90.18m distance throw. The last time Pakistan won a medal at the Olympics games was in 1992 in Barcelona, when it secured bronze in hockey.
