Dunya News– Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan’s best athlete, was awarded a gold medal for breaking the javelin throw record in the final at the Paris Olympics.
On Thursday, the Pakistani thrower sent his javelin past the “OR” boxes in the infield, hitting 92.97, a new Olympic record that surpassed the previous mark set in Beijing in 2008.
The gold medal was presented to him during a ceremony held at Champions Park near the Eiffel Tower, where medals were also delivered to the victors of the 13th day of the Olympics.
Arshad Nadeem became Pakistan’s first individual Olympic gold champion. Arshad Nadeem beat the previous Olympic record of 90.57, achieved by Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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To win silver, Neeraj Chopra threw 89.45 meters, a season best. Grenada’s Anderson Peters won bronze with a throw of 88.54m.
Arshad Nadeem crossed the 90-metre mark twice. One was 92.97m (second attempt), while the other was 91.79m (sixth and final attempt).
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