Paks Golden Missile Of A Javelin Throw; Neerajs Mother Responds, Paris Olympics 2024, N18 G

Arshad Nadeem won gold in the mens javelin, beating defending champion Neeraj Chopra of India to clinch Pakistans first Olympic medal in athletics. Nadeem threw his arms up in celebration after breaking the Olympic record on his second throw with a stunning metres the best in the world this year. Chopra, comfortably ahead in qualifiers and favourite to win, looked off his best form. His best of was also his only valid attempt as he fouled on his five other attempts. Grenadas Anderson Peters won bronze with a redemptive moment for the twotime world champion after he failed to make it to the final at the Tokyo Games three years ago. Neeraj s mother in a humble gesture, called Arshad Nadeem Apna Bachha. , neerajchopra, arshadnadeem, javelinthrow, parisolympics2024 News18 Mobile App