Paris (Agencies): Pakistan’s javelin ace Arshad Nadeem has secured a historic victory at the Paris Olympics 2024, winning the gold medal with a record-breaking throw of 92.97 meters in his second attempt. This throw not only earned him the gold medal but also set a new Olympic record, surpassing the previous record held by Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen since the 2008 Beijing Games.
This achievement marks Pakistan’s first-ever individual gold medal in the Olympics, the first in athletics, and the first gold in any discipline in 40 years. The last time Pakistan won an Olympic medal was in 1992 when the national hockey team clinched bronze at the Barcelona Olympics.
India’s Neeraj Chopra, the defending champion, secured the silver medal with a throw of 89.45 meters, while Grenada’s Anderson Peters took the bronze with a throw of 88.54 meters.
Here are the top throws from the javelin throw final:
- Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) — 92.97m
- Neeraj Chopra (India) — 89.45m
- Anderson Peters (Grenada) — 88.54m
- Jakub Vadlech (Czech Republic) — 88.50m
- Julius Yego (Kenya) — 87.72m
- Julian Weber (Germany) — 87.40m
- Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) — 86.16m
- Lassi Etelatalo (Finland) — 84.58m
- Oliver Etelatalo (Finland) — 82.68m
- Toni Keranen (Finland) — 80.92m
- Luiz Mauricio (Brazil) — 80.67m
- Andrian Mardare (Moldova) — 80.10m
It’s worth noting that six of the seven athletes Pakistan sent to the Olympics were disqualified from their respective events.