Commonwealth Games (CWG) Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem left for Hungary along with his coach Salman Butt on Sunday to participate in the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest.
Arshad Nadeem before leaving, trained hard in his last training session under the supervision of his coach in Lahore.
The qualifying round of the javelin throw event of the World Athletics Championship will be held on August 25, meanwhile, the final of the Javelin Throw event will be held on August 27.
While talking to the media before his departure, Arshad Nadeem gave an update about his fitness and training.
“I am fully fit and will try to perform well,” said Arshad Nadeem. “I have trained hard for the event after getting fit,”
He also thanked the President of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) Major General (Rtd) Muhammad Akram Sahi for supporting him while he was nursing his injury.
“I am grateful to Federation President General Akram Sahi for supporting me in difficult times,” he added.
He also talked about the match with his Indian counterpart Neeraj Chopra.
“It is expected to be a good match with Neeraj Chopra in World Athletics,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, Arshad Nadeem’s coach Salman Butt also showed satisfaction with his training.
“Arshad is returning to international events after a year, his fitness is satisfactory and he will try to perform well,” said Salman Butt.
“Our job is to work with full dedication, while, the result is in the hands of Allah,” he concluded.
It is worth mentioning that Arshad Nadeem was declared fit for the World Athletics Championship earlier this month by the medical board, after being ruled out of the Asian Athletics Championship, due to an injury to his left knee.
