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Ahmad Shahzad presents Rs1mn to Arshad Nadeem

Test cricketer Ahmad Shahzad has presented a cheque of one million rupees to star athlete Arshad Nadeem for winning the silver medal at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary.

Ahmad Shahzad congratulated Arshad Nadeem on winning the medal and making Pakistan proud.

“Arshad Nadeem has created a new history by winning this medal,” said Ahmad Shahzad. “He will also win a medal for Pakistan in the Asian Games as well as in the Paris Olympics.”

Arshad Nadeem made history last month as he clinched a silver medal, at the World Athletics Championship. This was Pakistan’s first-ever medal in the tournament’s history.

Arshad Nadeem secured the silver with his best throw in his third attempt which went at a distance of 87.82 meters.

Arshad started things slowly with a 74.80m throw in his first attempt, however, he made a sounding comeback with an 82.81m throw in his second attempt.

Supporting & Encouraging our Heroes who hoist the Green Flag 🇵🇰 across the Globe. My little contribution of Rs. 1mn to power our new Superhero Athletics Star Arshad Nadeem.

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His aforementioned third throw, proved to be his best in the season, going as far as 87.82 meters, while his fourth attempt could only go at 87.12m.

His fifth and sixth attempts failed to breach Neeraj Chopra’s 88.17-meter mark, hence settling for a silver.

Prior to that, Arshad Nadeem secured his place for the final of the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, as well as, the Paris Olympics in 2024 in the qualifying round of the World Athletics Championship.

Arshad Nadeem started off the qualifying round of the javelin throw event with a 70.63m throw in his first attempt, while in his second attempt, he threw his javelin at a distance of 81.53 meters.

However, the Automatic qualifying mark for the final of the World Athletics Championship was 83 meters, while the benchmark for the Paris Olympics was 85.50 meters.

Arshad Nadeem breached both benchmarks in his third attempt with an amazing 86.79-meter throw, consequently qualifying for both events.

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.

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Arshad Nadeem qualifies for World Athletics Championship Final, Paris Olympics

BUDAPEST: Commonwealth Games (CWG) Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem on Friday secured his place for the final of the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest, as well as, the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Arshad Nadeem started off the qualifying round of the javelin throw event with a 70.63m throw in his first attempt, while in his second attempt, he threw his javelin at a distance of 81.53 meters.

However, the Automatic qualifying mark for the final of the World Athletics Championship was 83 meters, while the benchmark for the Paris Olympics was 85.50 meters.

Arshad Nadeem breached both benchmarks in his third attempt with an amazing 86.79-meter throw, consequently qualifying for both events.

Meanwhile, his Indian counterpart Neeraj Chopra also qualified for the World Athletics Championship final and Paris Olympics with an 88.77-meter throw in his first attempt.

They will now meet in the finals of the World Athletic Championship on August 27.

Arshad Nadeem talked about the match with Neeraj Chopra, before departing for Budapest to participate in the ongoing event.

“It is expected to be a good match with Neeraj Chopra in World Athletics,” he said.

He also gave an update about his fitness and 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 fully fit and will try to perform well,” said Arshad Nadeem. “I have trained hard for the event after getting fit,”

“I am grateful to Federation President General Akram Sahi for supporting me in difficult times,” he added.

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Arshad Nadeem aims to ‘perform well’ in World Athletics Championship

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.

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Arshad Nadeem recovers from injury ahead of World Athletics Championship

Commonwealth Games (CWG) Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem was declared fully fit by the medical panel ahead of the upcoming World Athletics Championship, in Budapest, Hungary.

Arshad Nadeem, after recovering from an injury to his left knee, is all set to participate in the upcoming event and is currently busy training under the supervision of his coach Salman Butt.

The medical board presented Arshad’s reports to Major General (Rtd) Muhammad Akram Sahi, President of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP).

Akram Sahi expressed his pleasure at the fact that the star javelin thrower is fit from his knee injury and is ready to represent Pakistan again at the highest level.

Sahi is hopeful that Arshad will perform at his best in the World Athletics Championship and also appreciated AFP’s efforts in the athlete’s rehabilitation.

“After getting fully fit, Arshad Nadeem will give his best in the World Athletics Championship,” he said.

“The federation has taken all necessary steps to help Arshad Nadeem restore full fitness,” added Sahi.

Sahi also held WAPDA accountable for Arshad Nadeem’s injury and alleged that the department forced him to participate in the recently-held National Games where he returned with a gold medal.

It is worth mentioning here that Pakistan’s Commonwealth Games hero Arshad Nadeem outpowered his opponents in the National Games to get his hands on the gold medal in the 34th edition of the tournament.

Arshad showcased his potential and proved his mettle once again as he recorded the longest throw of 78.02m in his third attempt. His attempt was unmatched by any of his competitors and consequently clinched the gold medal.

He was subsequently ruled out of the Asian Athletics Championship, due to the aforementioned injury to his left knee.

Arshad Nadeem will be in action in the 19th edition of the World Athletics Championship, commencing on August 19, in Budapest, Hungary. This is the first World Athletics Championship to be held in Hungary.

Arshad Nadeem will leave for Budapest on August 20 and will compete in the javelin throw event on August 27.

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Arshad Nadeem finishes fifth in javelin final at Athletics Championships

EUGENE: Pakistan’s ace athlete Arshad Nadeem secured the fifth position in the men’s javelin throw final at World Athletics Championships held in Oregon, United States.

According to the details, the 25-year-old athlete managed a throw of 86.16 meters, his best throw of the season in the final to finish in the top five.

Whereas, Grenada’s Anderson Peters bagged his second gold at the world championships, while, Olympic champion India’s Neeraj Chopra finished in second place with a throw of 88.13 meters as Peters made his last attempt throw of 90.54m to retain his javelin throw title.

Meanwhile, Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch bagged a bronze medal in the competition.

It is worth mentioning here that Arshad created history for Pakistan as he became the first athlete from the country to reach a final at World Athletics Championships. Whereas, he finished fifth at the Tokyo Olympics last year.

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