Search
Sports

‘Crown, apartment, crores’, Arshad gets his ‘mehnat ka phal’ from ministers, celebs

News Desk

Aug 09

Pakistani javelin star Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal in the Paris Olympics, winning the hearts of the Pakistani nation. Fans are happy with his achievement, while celebrities and many big names praised him with millions of rupees.

After Arshad Nadeem’s incredible success in the Olympics, the Sindh government and Governor Kamran Tesori announced a combined reward of Rs 5 crore 10 lakh rupees.

Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab announced the prize money of 5 crores for him on ‘X’. Murtaza will build a sports academy in his name in Karachi.

Mayor Sukkur has also announced a gold crown for Arshad Nadeem, naming the sports stadium after the athlete.

Sukkur Mayor Arslan Islam Shaikh said, “Based on the strong desire of the people of Sukkur, they will present a gold crown to Arshad Nadeem.”

Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, has also announced a reward of 10 crore rupees for Arshad.

On the other hand, Pakistani cricketers have also paid tribute to Arshad Nadeem and congratulated him.

Nadeem made history in the javelin throw competition at the Paris Olympics yesterday.

He failed to clear the first throw, which was ruled a foul. In the second throw, he made history, throwing the most enormous throw of 92.97 meters in the competition’s history and winning the gold medal for Pakistan after 40 years. In the third round, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem threw 88.72 meters, while Czech Republic’s Jacob Wedlij threw the javelin 88.50 meters.

Arshad Nadeem threw the javelin 79.40 meters in the fourth throw and 84.87 meters in the fifth throw.

In the sixth and final round, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem threw the javelin 91.79 meters, making it the second-best throw of the competition and setting the record for the second-best throw of the Olympics.

Related


Read more