Olympics Javelin: Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem Wins Gold, Sets New Record

It was a record-breaking night at the Stade de France in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 men’s javelin throw final as Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record throw of 92.97m, dominating the field to earn gold - his first Olympic medal. This win marks Pakistan’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics.

India’s Neeraj Chopra, the Tokyo 2020 defending gold medallist, threw a season’s best 89.45 to earn silver. Grenada’s Anderson Peters threw 88.54 to take bronze.

Nadeem is no stranger to making Olympic history, at Tokyo 2020 he was the first Pakistani athlete to qualify for an Olympic athletics final, eventually finishing fifth. At Paris 2024 he has added another page, competing with the support of an Olympic Solidarity scholarship.

- Author: Annie Fast, Olympics.com