Tokyo Olympics: Arshad Nadeem thanks nation for support, prayers
Wed, Aug 04, 2021
TOKYO: Pakistan’s star athlete Arshad Nadeem, after qualifying for the final round in the javelin throw competition in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, thanked the nation for support and prayers for his success in the mega event,
In a video message, Arshad Nadeem said that he qualified for the final round in the javelin throw competition by the grace of Almighty Allah and requested the nation to pray for his success in the final round.
Nadeem vowed that he will perform his best in the final round and hoped that he would succeed to get a medal for the country. “I worked hard day and night for the mega event,” he said.
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Arshad to resume training in Lahore on May 17
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KARACHI: Pakistanâs premier javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem will resume his training from May 17.
âHe returned from Turkey the other day and has been sent home to spend a few days with his family,â Arshadâs coach Fayyaz Bukhari told âThe Newsâ on Friday. âHe will resume his training in Lahore on May 17,â he added.
Having been stuck in Turkey due to lockdown, Arshad eventually succeeded in returning home the other day. He had gone there to get some training from World Athletics coach Viktor of Kazakhstan in Antalya.
âAs Arshad will be returning to me after a month I will check his fitness and skills levels and will make a plan accordingly,â Fayyaz said.
Arshad stuck in Turkey because of lockdown
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May 3, 2021
KARACHI: The country’s premier javelin thrower and Tokyo Olympics medal hope Arshad Nadeem’s return from Turkey has been delayed due to lockdown in Antalya.
However, he is hopeful that in a couple of days he will be able to get a flight.
“Here lockdown was imposed on April 29 and there is also a flight issue but I am hopeful in two or three days I will be able to get the flight back to Pakistan,” Arshad told ‘The News’ from Antalya on Sunday.
Athletics Federation of Pakistan’s (AFP) president Maj Gen (retd) Akram Sahi told The News they have made tentative reservation for Arshad and he will hopefully return on May 5.