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Arshad Nadeem, of Pakistan, competes in the qualification round of the men s javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Aug 4. AP
Arshad Nadeem on Wednesday kept Pakistan s hopes of its maiden medal at Tokyo Olympics alive as he went through to the final of the men s javelin with a throw of 85.16 metres.
The feat made him the first Pakistani to qualify for the final of any track and field event at the Olympics.
Nadeem s throw was third-best of the day behind India s Neeraj Chopra (86.65m) and world leader Germany s Johannes Vetter (85.64m).
The 24-year-old thrower from Khanewal finished above Germany s Julian Weber and Czech s Jakub Vadlejch to win his group and a place in the medal round a performance that got his coach out of his seat applauding.
LAHORE: Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan’s premier javelin thrower, continued his fine performance as he earned gold medal at the Imam Raza Athletics Cup in Iran.
According to the information received here from Mashhad on Tuesday, the 24-year-old Arshad in the process set a new Pakistan record by throwing the javelin at a distance of 86.38 metres to claim the gold medal in Mashhad where the event was staged.
Besides setting the Pakistan record, the Khanewal-born Arshad also improved his South Asian Games record (86.29 metres) set during the 2019 edition held in Nepal where he won gold to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. The Olympics will be held in July-August this year after last year’s postponement due to Covid-19.