Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has promised to ensure better sporting facilities for youth in Pakistan.
Taking to Twitter, CM said: “The whole nation is proud of Arshad Nadeem. He finished in top 5 but his determination will motivate and inspire Millions of Pakistanis.”
“Punjab Government will Insha Allah ensure more and better sporting facilities for our youth to follow in the footsteps of Talha Talib and Arshad Nadeem,” said the CM.
While several others encouraged both Arshad Nadeem and Talha Talib for their efforts in Olympics without any facility.
Here are a few tweets from politicians, sportsmen and notables, encouraging Nadeem:
Arshad congratulated the gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and apologised from the nation for letting them down.
The 24-year-old athlete finished fifth among 12 contestants as India’s Neeraj won gold and Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely claimed silver and bronze medals.
Arshad Nadeem was aspiring to win Pakistan’s first Olympics medal since the men’s hockey team earned a podium finish in 1992.
The athlete made history last week as he became first-ever Pakistani athlete to qualify for the final of any track and field event in the Olympics.
