Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal for Pakistan after 40 years by giving a record-setting performance in the Paris Olympics. It is also Pakistan’s first gold medal in individual events.
To get the gold medal, 12 athletes tried to throw the javelin the longest distance with their eyes on the medal.
Peter Anders of Grenada threw the first throw of 84.70 meters while Kishore of Trinidad and Tobago threw the first throw of 86.16 meters.
India’s Neeraj Chopra’s first throw was missed and he committed a foul while throwing. Lassi of Finland made the first throw of 78.81 meters.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem and Germany’s Javelin Weber could not make the first throw.
Arshad Nadeem threw 92.97 meters in his second throw and threw the longest throw in the history of Olympics.
It should be noted that the record for the longest throw in the Olympics was held by Andreas Thordkalsen of Norway, who threw 90.57 meters in Beijing Olympics 2008.
In the entire competition, no athlete not only failed to come close to Arshad but also failed to cross the 90m line.
Arshad Nadeem threw his last throw of 91.79 meters making it two times in the same event that he threw more than 90 meters.