Pakistan’s Olympic contingent of simply seven athletes to return with a gold medal from Paris | Paris Olympics 2024 Information

World championship silver medallist Arshad Nadeem was at all times probably the most sensible medal hope for Pakistan when the nation’s Olympic contingent of simply seven athletes began their marketing campaign in Paris.
As issues panned out on Thursday night, the javelin thrower from Khanewal in Punjab scripted historical past by not simply ending on the rostrum but in addition successful a gold medal with a brand new Olympic File (OR) of 92.97 metres.
Nadeem’s second throw virtually sealed the destiny of the ultimate in a 12-man discipline that was arguably probably the most aggressive in a males’s javelin last within the latest editions of the Olympics. Solely Nadeem himself got here near breaching the brand new OR he had set, as his last throw additionally sailed over the 90-metre mark earlier than falling at a distance of 91.79m.

The defending champion from India, Neeraj Chopra, got here the closest however could not breach the 90m line, finally settling for a silver medal together with his season-best throw of 89.45m. Grenada’s Anderson Peters gained bronze together with his 88.54m throw.
It is a rarity when a seven-athlete contingent returns with a gold medal for its nation. For Pakistan, it is the primary time that an athlete has gained a gold medal in a person occasion and the primary ever medal in monitor and discipline.
It is also Pakistan’s first Olympic medal since 1992 and the primary gold since 1984, when the nation’s hockey group topped the rostrum.

Pakistan athletes at Paris Olympics:
1. Arshad Nadeem (Athletics, javelin throw)
2. Ghulam Mustafa Bashir (Capturing, 25m Speedy Fireplace)
3. Gulfam Joseph (Capturing, 10m Air Pistol and 10m Air Pistol Combined Staff)
4. Kishmala Talat (10m Air Pistol, 25m Pistol, 10m Air Pistol Combined Staff)
5. Faiqa Riaz (Athletics, 100m, Universality Quota)
6. Mohammad Ahmed Durrani (Swimming, 200m Freestyle, Universality Quota)
7. Jehanara Nabi (Swimming, 200m Freestyle, Universality Quota)
Apparently, in response to a report on Daybreak.com, the variety of officers within the Pakistan contingent outnumbered the athletes. There are 11 officers a part of the 18-member contingent, the report mentioned.