‘Poora mahaul badal diya’: Pakistan cricketers rejoice Arshad Nadeem’s Olympic gold – Watch | Paris Olympics 2024 Information

Arshad Nadeem set a brand new Olympic file in males’s javelin throw on the Stade de France in Paris on Thursday to win the coveted gold medal, leaving India’s defending champion Neeraj Chopra to the second place.
In a closing that was fiercely contested between the world’s 12 prime throwers, Nadeem’s effort of 92.97 metres stood on the prime as the brand new Olympic file, adopted by Neeraj’s season-best throw of 89.45 meteres.
Whereas Neeraj stated “it was Nadeem’s day” and congratulated the brand new males’s javelin champion, Pakistan was overjoyed as a nation to win its first Olympic medal since 1992, when their hockey crew secured a bronze. Nevertheless, it is the primary ever particular person Olympic gold medal for Pakistan and their solely medal in monitor and subject.
Anderson Peters of Grenada gained the bronze medal with a throw of 88.54m.

Former Pakistan quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar could not maintain again his pleasure and shared it by posting a video message on social media.
“Out of nowhere, this son of a lion has gained Pakistan a gold medal. What a participant, Arshad! You’ve achieved this by yourself, with your personal hardwork and calibre. Many congratulations to you, to Pakistan. Temper of your entire nation has modified with one gold medal…One man is trending throughout the entire world, that’s Arshad Nadeem,” Akhtar stated in his video.

In one other video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board on its Instagram account, the nation’s cricketers, together with Umar Gul and Sarfaraz Ahmad, could be seen leaping in pleasure watching Arshad’s second throw within the closing crossing the 90m mark.

Shoaib additionally shared a backstory to focus on Nadeem’s restoration from damage, mentioning the title ‘Rizwan’ who helped the star javelin thrower get his treament performed. Nevertheless it’s unclear if the person Shoaib refers to is the Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan.
“Arshad Nadeem’s success has a narrative behind it, which is about Rizwan and the Nationwide Hospital…Rizwan bought Arshad handled, not solely in Pakistan but additionally despatched him to England, bought surgical procedures performed. And immediately lastly (Arshad gained the gold medal)…So so pleased with you Arshad….This isn’t one gold. Pakistan despatched seven athletes (to Paris Olympics) and out of nowwhere, one out of the seven has gained gold medal…You’ve performed one thing that nobody anticipated. You thrashed the Olympic file and throwing 90m (plus) throws (a number of occasions),” Akhtar added.
Apparently, each Neeraj and Arshad completed on the rostrum on the Budapest World Championships as properly. However Neeraj gained the gold there and Arshad the silver. In Paris, the highest two positions bought swapped.