{"id":84006,"date":"2024-08-24T21:56:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T21:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/arshad-nadeem-clinches-historic-gold-in-paris-shatters-olympic-record\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T21:56:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T21:56:07","slug":"arshad-nadeem-clinches-historic-gold-in-paris-shatters-olympic-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/arshad-nadeem-clinches-historic-gold-in-paris-shatters-olympic-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Arshad Nadeem clinches historic gold in Paris, shatters Olympic record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"featuredimg\">\n <\/p>\n<p class=\"captionimg\">Arshad Nadeem clinches historic gold in Paris, shatters Olympic record<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Arshad Nadeem wins gold in Javelin Throw.<\/li>\n<li>Nadeem breaks Olympic record.<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan\u2019s first Olympic gold in 32 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan secured the gold medal in the Javelin Throw final at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday. Nadeem\u2019s second attempt saw him launch an impressive 92.97-meter throw, which was enough to claim the top spot.<\/p>\n<p>This victory marks Pakistan\u2019s first Olympic medal since the 1992 Barcelona Games, where their national hockey team won bronze. Nadeem finished the night with another remarkable throw of 91.79 meters on his final attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Even Nadeem\u2019s last throw would have broken the previous Olympic record held by Denmark\u2019s Andreas Thorkildsen (90.57 meters in Beijing 2008) if Nadeem hadn\u2019t already surpassed it earlier in the final.<\/p>\n<p>This achievement represents Pakistan\u2019s first-ever individual Olympic gold, the nation\u2019s first in athletics, and their first gold in any event in the past 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>In other results, India\u2019s Neeraj Chopra, who was defending his title, secured the silver medal with a throw of 89.45 meters, while Grenada\u2019s Anderson Peters earned the bronze with a throw of 88.54 meters.<\/p>\n<p>Neeraj Chopra narrowly missed making history with a second consecutive gold medal, despite achieving his second-best career throw of 89.45 meters on his second attempt. Arshad Nadeem\u2019s two throws over 90 meters, including a new Olympic record, proved unbeatable.<\/p>\n<p>Chopra, 26, now joins an elite group of Indian athletes as a two-time Olympic medalist, adding this silver to his Tokyo 2020 gold. Only Norman Pritchard, Sushil Kumar, PV Sindhu, and Manu Bhaker have accomplished similar feats, with Bhaker winning two bronze medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Athletes\u2019 Best Throw at Javelin Throw Final<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1 \u2013 Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) \u2014 92.97m<\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 Neeraj Chopra (India) \u2014 89.45m<\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 Anderson Peters (Grenada) \u2013 88.54<\/p>\n<p>4 \u2013 Jakub Vadlech (Czech Republic) \u2013 88.50<\/p>\n<p>5 \u2013 Julius Yego (Kenya) \u2013 87.72<\/p>\n<p>6 \u2013 Julian Weber (Germany) \u2013 87.40<\/p>\n<p>7 \u2013 Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) \u2013 86.16<\/p>\n<p>8 \u2013 Lassi Etelatalo (Finland) \u2013 84.58<\/p>\n<p>9 \u2013 Oliver Etelatalo (Finland) \u2013 82.68<\/p>\n<p>10 \u2013 Toni Keranen (Finland) \u2013 80.92<\/p>\n<p>11 \u2013 Luiz Mauricio (Brazil) \u2013 80.67<\/p>\n<p>12 \u2013 Andrian Mardare (Moldova) \u2013 80.10<\/p>\n<div class=\"alsoread\">\n<h4 class=\"text-uppercase mb-10 mt-20 fs-18\">Also Read<\/h4>\n<div class=\"post-box sty22\">\n<div class=\"post-frame js-ratioHtP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FotoJet-2024-08-07T092625.529-254x144.jpg\" alt=\"Arshad Nadeem vows to make his country proud at Paris Olympics\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<h5 class=\"title\">Arshad Nadeem vows to make his country proud at Paris Olympics<\/h5>\n<p>Arshad Nadeem secured his spot in the Javelin Throw final. 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