Arshad Nadeem: After the gold medal in the Commonwealth, we are now looking at the world record
In Pakistan's sports culture, where every conversation starts and ends with cricket and cricketers are the stars, other sports play a secondary role. Hockey has no more Hasan Sardar and Shahbaz Ahmed, whose talismanic playing world went mad, and the news of victories by Jahangir Khan and John Sher Khan also stopped coming from the squash court.
There is also athletics to refresh the memories of the past where the achievements of Abdul Khaliq, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Nawaz, Ghulam Raziq, Mubarak Shah and Muhammad Younis used to warm the heart, but now Pakistan athletics has got a new face. . which introduced Pakistan in a new way in the world of athletics.
Arshad Nadeem is the topic of conversation in every household in Pakistan today. Every house has its discussions. Not only Pakistan but their discussions are going on in other countries as well.
Pakistan cricket team captain and famous batsman Babar Azam is currently the most remarkable player of Pakistan who is admired all over the world, but think about how much success Arshad Nadeem has achieved that even Babar Azam cannot go without praise. could
Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra is also prominent in the congratulatory messages received from around the world. In his tweet, he wrote, "Congratulations to Arshad Bhai for setting a new record with gold medal and 90m, I wish him all the best in future competitions."
It would be wrong to say that Arshad Nadeem is mentioned only because he managed to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, but for the last two years he has been in the spotlight of the world and his journey There is a special attraction that attracts everyone.
It begs the question, what is it about Arshad Nadeem that he attracts everyone and everyone is talking about him.
A new way from the Olympics in Tokyo
Arshad Nadeem has been representing Pakistan in international competitions for the past six years, but it was only in 2019 that he hit the headlines.
In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the South Asian Games in Guwahati, India, and the following year at the Islamic Games in Baku. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games, but finished eighth at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the same year.
Arshad Nadeem's career breakthrough came at the 2019 South Asian Games held in Nepal, where he not only set a new Games record in the javelin throw of 86.29 meters, but also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. They were successful.
It was the first time in Pakistan's athletics history that an athlete directly qualified for the Olympics, as Pakistani athletes had participated in the Olympics through a wild card in recent years.
Ahead of the Olympics, Arshad Nadeem bettered his own national record of 86.38 meters at an athletics competition in Iran.
He failed to clear 84.62 meters at the Tokyo Olympics and had to settle for fifth place, but hinted that he will be able to challenge his rivals in the upcoming ventures.