Why Did Arshad Nadeem Go away Cricket For Javelin Throw? His Brother Reveals Motive

Arshad Nadeem scripted historical past by changing into the primary athlete from Pakistan to win a person Olympic gold medal after he clinched the highest honour in males’s javelin throw occasion on the Paris Olympics 2024. Arshad surprised everybody as he got here up with a mammoth 92.97m throw to interrupt the Olympic report and end forward of Neeraj Chopra whose season greatest throw of 89.45m earned him a sliver. Whereas Arshad has established himself as a star in athletics, he wished to be a cricketer whereas rising up. Nevertheless, he had to surrender his dream and his brother Shahid defined the explanation behind his resolution.

“We’re a household of 9 – 5 brothers, two sisters and our dad and mom. Our father is a development employee and he was the only breadwinner of the household. Cricket is an costly sport and we could not afford it,” Shahid defined in an interplay with Revsportz.

“I used to do it in class and that attracted him to the game,” Shahid recounted. “Initially, he used to take part in the whole lot – 200m, 400m, lengthy leap, javelin… Then, a instructor in our college advised Nadeem to focus on one explicit self-discipline. He selected javelin,” he added.

Pakistan will honour the ace athlete Arshad Nadeem with Hilal-e-Imtiaz, the second highest award of the nation, for his stupendous feat on the Paris Olympics 2024.

The federal government additionally directed for a commemorative stamp titled ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ (dedication to stability) to be issued on the event of the 77th Independence Day subsequent week.

The 27-year-old broke the Olympic report of 90.57 m set on the Beijing Olympics in 2008. It’s the first particular person gold in 40 years for the nation.

Following the directive by President Asif Ali Zardari, his workplace despatched a letter to the Cupboard Division for the formal conferment of the award, based on state media. “Arshad Nadeem’s outstanding efficiency has made the nation proud on the worldwide stage. His excellent success in athletics is a supply of delight for the nation,” President Zardari said in his letter.

(With PTI inputs)