New Delhi: Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record in the men’s javelin throw event at Paris Games. Arshad shattered the record of Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen with a massive throw of 92.7m on his second attempt. Arshad trumped India’s Neeraj Chopra in the Indian vs Pakistan battle to clinch gold with a record throw.
While he had a foul in his first attempt where he slipped a bit while throwing the javelin, his second attempt proved out to be way too good. Thorkildsen, meanwhile, held the Olympic record of a throw of 90.57m which was made at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
ARSHAD NADEEM 🇵🇰 SETS A NEW OLYMPIC RECORD IN THE MEN’S JAVELIN! 😱 pic.twitter.com/gnbAOKXQK5
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 8, 2024
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Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record in the Javelin throw!!!! 92.97m!!!! pic.twitter.com/WrngZ4DPJN
— Khurram Husain (@KhurramHusain) August 8, 2024
Meanwhile, Nadeem had made history as the first Pakistani to qualify for an Olympic final in athletics, achieving this feat at the 2020 Tokyo Games where he finished fifth.
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