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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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— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad) September 17, 2023

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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Neeraj Chopra’s mother’s remarks about Arshad Nadeem win hearts

Star Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s mother downplayed the hype of her son triumphing over Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem in the World Athletics Championship.

Arshad Nadeem and Neeraj Chopra on Sunday made history as they became the first to win a silver and gold medal respectively in the World Athletics Championship.

Following his sensational run to capture the silver medal, Arshad Nadeem became the first athlete from Pakistan to achieve the feat in the World Athletics Championship while Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold.

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

His Indian counterpart Neeraj bagged India’s first gold medal at the World Athletics Championship with an 88.17m throw in his second attempt.

Neeraj Chopra’s remarkable achievement sent the masses across the border into immense jubilation but few of them ignited the India-Pakistan rivalry by drawing the comparison between the two athletes, who have, in many instances, displayed mutual respect.

Following her son’s record-breaking performance, Neeraj Chopra’s mother was interacting with the media and in the midst was asked about her emotions regarding Neeraj triumphing over Pakistan’s Arshad.

“How big of an achievement it was for Neeraj to defeat the Pakistani?” the reporter asked, to which she replied: “There is no division of countries on the field all players are equal.”

“In the field, everyone is an athlete, and someone has to win; it doesn’t matter if they are from Pakistan or from Haryana,” Neeraj Chopra’s mother said.

She further said: “It is a matter [Neeraj’s victory] of joy for me and I am happy for the Pakistani athlete as well.”

Neeraj Chopra’s mother’s befitting response to the journalist quickly went viral across social media platforms and fans from both neighbouring countries greatly admired her exceptional perspective.

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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 ruled out of Asian Athletics Championship

Renowned Pakistan Javelin thrower and Olympian Arshad Nadeem has been ruled out of the Asian Athletics Championship, the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP)’s president Akram Sahi shared on Wednesday.

President Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) Akram Sahi, alongside the athlete, held a press conference here and announced that the latter will not be available for the Asian championship due to an injury to his left knee.

“Arshad is not fit to participate in the Asian Athletics Championship,” shared 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.

“Arshad was forced to participate in the National Games. We had warned WAPDA from taking any risk in Arshad’s case as he just recovered from a knee injury,” Sahi said.

Akram Sahi went on to assert that the track used during the National Games in Quetta was not up to the mark and played a major role in Arshad Nadeem sustaining the injury.

“Just for a medal, Arshad was forced to participate in the event in Quetta where the track is also not up to the mark,” Sahid claimed.

The AFP President further requested WAPDA’s high-ups to take care of their national heroes.

“Questions should be asked from higher authorities. We need to take care of our players,” he reiterated.

It is worth mentioning here that Pakistan’s Commonwealth Games hero Arshad Nadeem recently competed in the National Games.

He outpowered his opponents to get his hands on the gold medal in the ongoing 34th edition of the tournament.

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Arshad Nadeem bags gold in National Games

QUETTA: Renowned Pakistan Javelin thrower Olympian Arshad Nadeem on Saturday, outpowered his opponents to get his hands on the gold medal in the ongoing 34th National Games here at Ayub Stadium.

In the Javelin event, Arshad Nadeem 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.

Consequently, Water and Power Development Authority’s (WAPDA) Arshad Nadeem clinched the gold medal.

Yasir Sultan, Nadeem’s WAPDA teammate registered the second-best distance of 77.50m to bag the silver medal. Whereas, Army’s Amad managed a Bronze medal after he threw his javelin for the third-best distance of 73.18m.

“I came here to win nothing less than a Gold medal. I trained hard after undergoing shoulder injury,” Arshad Nadeem said.

“This Gold medal has given me immense confidence after recovering from shoulder injury. It was my first event after surgery,” he added.

Notably, the star athlete underwent elbow surgery last year in the United Kingdom briefly after his record-breaking performances in Commonwealth Games and Islamic Games.

Arshad Nadeem created history for Pakistan by winning the gold medal in the Javelin throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as he became Pakistan’s first gold medalist in the Games athletics since 1962.

He also registered a national and Commonwealth Games record throw of 90.18 metres in the process.

Briefly after CWG glory, Arshad Nadeem also represented Pakistan in Islamic Games despite coping with the elbow injury but once again he defied the injury and threw the javelin with all his force as his spear amassed 88.55m, setting the Islamic Games record before getting his hands on the gold.

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Javelin star Arshad Nadeem returns to Pakistan after elbow surgery in UK

LAHORE: Pakistan’s ace athlete Arshad Nadeem has returned to the country after undergoing successful elbow surgery in the United Kingdom.

Arshad, who created history for Pakistan by winning the gold medal in the Javelin throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held earlier this year in Birmingham, will go through a post-surgery rehabilitation program in Lahore in a few days.

According to the details, after reaching Pakistan, the star athlete will head to his native home in Mian Chunnu where he will stay for 12 days before returning to Lahore. In the meantime, Arshad will carry out different exercises as prescribed by his doctors.

CWG gold medalist will then return to Lahore where he will undergo an extensive rehab program under the supervision of doctor Hashim and his coach Salman Butt.

He will also engage in a nearly three-month-long strength and conditioning program under his coach’s guidance. The program is set to start on January 15 and will continue till March 10.

The 25-year-old underwent elbow surgery in Cambridge, UK, where sports surgeon Asif Sher Bajwa performed the procedure.

Upon his arrival, Arshad thanked the President Athletics Federation of Pakistan, General Akram Sahi, for his support and making all the arrangements for his surgery. He also urged his fans to pray for his recovery.

It is pertinent to mention here that Arshad displayed astounding performance in the Commonwealth Games as he became the first South Asian athlete to breach 90 metres mark and the first Pakistani athlete to bag a gold medal in Athletics after 52 years.

He also bagged a gold medal in the Islamic Solidarity Games 2022, held in August this year in Konya, Turkey.

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‘Govt must provide athletics ground’ insists Arshad Nadeem

LAHORE: Pakistan’s ace javelin thrower and Commonwealth Games gold-medalist Arshad Nadeem urged the government to furnish a dedicated athletics ground for the local players and expressed hope that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would take steps for the betterment of athletic sports in the country.

While speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday, Arshad stated that his counterpart Neeraj Chopra had been given the best facilities in his country and expressed hope that he too would get the due support.

“India’s Neeraj Chopra is getting the best facilities right now, I hope that everyone will support me too,” he said.

Arshad revealed that he was currently working on his injury and would undergo vigorous training before the Paris Olympics 2024.

“I’ll prepare well for the Olympics 2024. I’m working on my injury and the athletics federation has supported me tremendously for that. Doctors have also done a great job for my recovery’ he said.

While commenting on his meeting with PM Shehbaz tomorrow, the 25-year-old athlete expressed optimism that the premier would take measures for the advancement of athletics in the country.

Furthermore, Arshad hailed the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) for extending financial support to the national athletes and asked the government to provide a dedicated athletics ground.

“WAPDA is the biggest players’ support platform in our country. I wish that the private sector too will continue to promote our local players and we will achieve more success in the future by working together” he said. ” The government should provide us with an athletics ground,” he added.

It is pertinent to mention here that Arshad created history in the Commonwealth Games 2022 for Pakistan as he clinched a gold medal in the javelin with his record throw of 90.18 meters. He also won gold in the Islamic Solidarity Game held in Konyo, Turkey.

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‘Will provide international training to Arshad’ President Athletics Federation

LAHORE: The president of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan Muhammad Akram Sahi announced on Tuesday that the federation will send Commonwealth Games gold medalist Arshad Nadeem and other athletes for international training.

Akram, in a press conference with Pakistan’s star athlete Arshad, praised the top performing athletes in the recently concluded Commonwealth and Islamic Solidarity Games, while announcing to facilitate them with the international training.

“The federation will send Arshad Nadeem, Shajar Abbas and other athletes for training abroad,” said the Athletics Federation of Pakistan President.

“We need to improve Arshad Nadeem’s technique, which would help him in the future,” he maintained.

The president of the Athletics federation also termed Arshad as the best Javelin thrower currently as he threw farther than the Olympic and World champions.

“Arshad Nadeem has created new records in Commonwealth Games and Islamic Solidarity Games to earn gold medals. The standard set by Arshad Nadeem by winning the gold medal has given Pakistan athletics a rise to the world,” Akram stated.

“Arshad Nadeem is currently the world’s number one javelin thrower. He threw at a farther distance than the Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and World champion,” he continued.

Akram then went on to assert that the top javelin coaches believe that Arshad can breach the 95-metre mark with international-level training.

“The world’s top javelin throw coaches believe that Arshad Nadeem can throw more than 95 meters,” Akram concluded.

Arshad, on the other hand, credited Akram for his dream runs in the CWG and Islamic Games, while also expressing his desire to set a world record in the Javelin throw.

“I am grateful to my parents and the entire nation for their encouragement and prayers. The biggest credit for my success goes to President Athletics Federation General Akram Sahi. Arshad Saqi, Fayyaz Bukhari, and Salman Butt too helped me a lot,” Arshad stated.

“I will strive to set a new world record and make my country proud,” he shared.

It is pertinent to mention here that Arshad, coping with an elbow injury, shone at the recently concluded CWG and Islamic Games as he set the Games’ record to bag a gold each in both multi-national events.

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Arshad Nadeem reaches Pakistan, urges govt to support athletes

LAHORE: Pakistan’s ace athlete and gold medalist Arshad Nadeem received a warm reception on his return after a successful campaign in Commonwealth Games and Islamic Solidarity Games as he bagged two gold medals in the javelin throw within a week.

Arshad, who reached the Allama Iqbal International Aiport from Istanbul on Tuesday after competing in the Islamic Games, was given a zealous welcome by his fans, family and officials of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on his return to the country.

The 25-year-old athlete created history in the Commonwealth Games for Pakistan as he won a gold medal in the javelin with his record throw of 90.18 meters. He also claimed gold in the Islamic Solidarity Game held in Konyo, Turkey on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, the star athlete urged the government to provide national players with world-class training and dedicated grounds for the athletes.

“I am grateful to my coaches and the federation who supported me. Despite injuries, I didn’t give up hope. It is my appeal to the government to give us international-level training and provide dedicated grounds for the athletes” he said.

Punjab Sports Minister Malik Taimoor Masood was also present on the occasion to welcome the gold-medalist and stated that Arshad had made the whole nation proud.

“We will extend full support to the athletes in our country and build a world-class ground in Arshad Nadeem’s ancestral village in Mian Chanu,” he claimed.

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