Impressive. Pakistan's Nadeem wins gold in javelin with an Olympic record

On Thursday, August 8, the men's javelin throw final took place at the Paris Olympics.

The gold medal was won by Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem. In his second attempt, he set an Olympic record and a national record for Pakistan with a throw of 92.97 meters.

The silver medal went to Neeraj Chopra from India with a throw of 89.45 meters. The bronze medal was claimed by Anderson Peters from Grenada (88,54 meters).

In August 2023, Nadeem became the silver medalist at the World Championships. In the final event in Budapest, the Pakistani javelin thrower achieved a distance of 87.82 meters.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Arshad finished fifth with a throw of 84.62 meters.

The 2024 Olympic Games in the French capital are taking place from July 26 to August 11. By the way, the Dailysports team has prepared a list of all the Olympic champions of 2024 for you.