The Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem threw a huge 86.40m to win gold in the men’s javelin final in the Asian Athletics Championship in Gumi, South Korea, Saturday.
Sachin Yadav from India took money with 85.16my Yuta Sakiyama from Japan took home the bronze with a shot of 83.75m. Both athletes threw a better personal moment.
After leading the field in the first releases, the Rumesh Tharanga Pathire of Sri Lanka was expelled from the podium to finish fourth with an 83.27m launch.
Yash Vir Singh from India ended fifth with a better personal launch of 82.57m. Hu Horan from China launched a better 80.93m season to finish sixth, while Sumedha Jagath Ranasinghe Ranasinghe Mudiyanselage of Sri Lanka, seventh with a shot of 79.81m.
Muhammad Yasir de Pakistan finished eighth with a shot of 75.39m.
Talking with Dawn.com After the final, the Nadeem coach, Salman Butt, said: “It was a good performance, especially because this was his first competition of the season.
“If there had been a rest day between [yesterday’s] Warm and ending, it would have had more recovery and a better release. But this is a good start, ”he said.
Nadeem’s triumph marks the first time Pakistan won gold in the Asian Athletics Championship in 50 years.
Nadeem, who owns the Olympic record after launching a monster 92.97m in Paris 2024, lost little the rupture of the 86.72m championship record.
Nadeem had a slow beginning in the competition, launching 75.64my 76.80m in its first and second attempt before packing the first position with an 85.57m throw in its third attempt. Then he launched 83.99my 83.44m before flexing his muscles and throwing 86.40m to gain gold in his sixth and last attempt in the true fashion of Arshad Nadeem.
All eyes were in Nadeem as he approached the field for his first launch and the audience stirred the Pakistani flags.
‘Dil dil pakistan’ It was at full volume in the stadium when the crowd anticipated a massive shot of the javelin superstar, which competes internationally for the first time from the Paris Olympic Games last year.
Nadeem was in a state of prostate after winning gold, since it became a characteristic of the 28 -year -old who added another pen to his cap.
Gold pocketed at the Commonwealth 2022 games in Birmingham, followed by a silver medal in the 2023 World Championship in Budapest.
Nadeem will soon go to England to prepare for the World Athletics Championships in September, the only important tournament in which gold has not yet won.
In yesterday’s heats, Nadeem launched an impressive 86.34m launch in its first and only attempt to navigate today. Yasir qualified for the final with a 76.07m launch in the heats.
After hitting his ticket to the final, Nadeem turned to Instagram to say: “As always, he would need his support and prayers.”
Nadeem’s gold is the first and only medal of Pakistan in the championship.
At the beginning of the week, the fastest female sprinter of Pakistan, Tameem Khan, ended in the 17th place in the heating of 100 meters of women with a 12.14.
Meanwhile, Top Sprinter, Shajar Abbas, ran 47.17 in the 400 m male heats, and a 47.38 in the semifinals, where he finished 12th. Compatriot Abdul died ran 50.10 in the heats and finished 27.
Before the championship, Nadeem was awarded the best male athlete of the year for Asian athletics.
Congratulations
President Asif Ali Zardari said that Nadeem “once again brought Gloria to Pakistan” while congratulating the 28 -year -old player for his victory.
“He had excellent performance throughout the championship, even in the final,” said the president in an X publication by PPP.
“I congratulate the whole nation for this victory and pray for its success in the future.”
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that “hard work, dedication and slope success of Nadeem are a worthy example for young athletes.
“The glory of the Flag of the Crescent has increased after Arshad’s excellent performance,” he said in X.
The Fraternity of Crickt hastened to congratulate Nadeem, with the vice captain of T20 Shadab Khan calling his victory “another proud moment for the nation.”
“What a release, which champion! Arshad Nadeem, beauty!” He said in X.
The former captains of T20 Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi also congratulated Nadeem in their Instagram stories.
The Pakistan Cricket Board published in X, saying: “Gold for Pakistan!”
