Pakistan rejoices at winning its first Olympic gold medal in many years as a javelin champion smashes the record.

Olympic record — On August 8, 2024, Arshad Nadeem of Team Pakistan celebrates winning of the Olympic gold in the men’s javelin throw final in Paris.

Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic Games record in the javelin throw with a throw of 92.97 meters. On winning the Olympic gold medal for Pakistan, the country is rejoicing in full phase. The country celebrated late into the night after Arshad Nadeem won the first Olympic medal for Pakistan.

The typically cricket-obsessed country watched Nadeem win Pakistan’s Olympic medal on Thursday night. This is the first Olympic medal for Pakistan since then. Thirty-two years ago, the men’s hockey team won the bronze in Barcelona.

Celebration continues at home on winning Olympic gold for Pakistan

From the family’s house in Mian Channu, Punjab province, Pakistan, Shahid Nadeem spoke to CNN on Friday. “Our brother has won the gold medal,” he announced. “I’ve lost my voice from celebrating all night,” he added.

“We’re going to throw an unforgettable celebration for him when he returns home! We are straightforward individuals who will rejoice with kheer, a traditional rice pudding, and we are content with any gifts from Allah. He stated.

Outside Nadeem’s house, people were dancing to drums. His mother told the local news source Geo News, “I am so delighted, what can I tell you? I want to give him a hug and a kiss. He has raised Pakistan’s profile, brought home a medal, and raised the country’s flag with pride.

Nadeem as well as winning Olympic gold for Pakistan also broke the Olympic record

With his second throw, Nadeem nearly reached a distance of 93 meters. This throw broke the Olympic record of 90.57 meters set by Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway at the Beijing NUM1 games.

As the board verified the record-breaking throw, Nadeem raised his arms in the air in celebration. Onlookers drew screams of surprise.

“I felt the javelin leave my hand when I threw it, and I sensed it could be an Olympic record, inshallah (God willing),” Nadeem remarked.

Pakistan winning Olympic gold — Arshad Nadeem, an athlete from Pakistan, achieved a historic first for his country when he won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the Olympics in Paris.

Arshad of Pakistan won the Olympic gold medal with a winning throw. He defeated Neeraj Chopra, the current world champion and sports hero of India. His throw was longer, measuring 89.45 meters, and Neeraj finished second with a throw of that length. Neeraj’s throw was ahead of Anderson Peters of Grenada, who earned third place with a throw of 88.54 meters.

The friendship between the two medal winners, Nadeem and Chopra, has always countered the rivalry between the Indian and Pakistani sports teams. As soon as the results were known, the two exchanged flags and hugged each other.

Victory for the country on breaking Olympic record

Pakistan is currently awaiting Nadeem’s arrival at the podium. He will collect the gold medal, which will be the nation’s first Olympic gold since the men’s hockey team won in Los Angeles in 1984.

Altamish Jiwa, a sports writer from Pakistan, spoke to CNN. He described Nadeem’s gold medal win as “a humungous victory for all of Pakistan.” This achievement raised morale throughout the country.

Nadeem has given the country an ideal gift that it has been waiting for a long time. This gift includes the sense of victory and joy that the nation has been missing. It is not just limited to sports but extends to every aspect of daily life as well. Jiwa remarked on this significant achievement.With a throw of 84.62 meters, Nadeem placed fifth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He later won silver at the 2023 World Championships, making history as the first Pakistani athlete to compete in an Olympic track and field event.

He has previously discussed the challenges he faced when participating on the international scene due to the lack of modern facilities for training or competition in a nation not well-known for its track and field competitors.

Before taking up javelin in 2015, Nadeem had dreamed of being a cricket player. He called the switch “the best thing that happened” to him.

“If not for the Olympics, I wouldn’t be here,” he declared.

Pakistan’s national sport, cricket, has an unofficial but significant standing and receives more funding and support as a consequence.

Because of Nadeem’s victory, athletics has gained more attention in Pakistan than cricket. It has also generated conversation on social media about the shortage of resources available to athletes who compete abroad.