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One Million Cash Prize Announced For Arshad Nadeem

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One Million Cash Prize Announced For Arshad Nadeem

President Olympic Association Punjab, Muhammad Amir Jan, has announced a cash prize of Rs 1 million for Arshad Nadeem, a javelin thrower who stood fifth in the Tokyo Olympics.

Muhammad said that Arshad will be trained by the best coach in the world while all his expenses of training and diet will be borne by the Punjab Energy Department.

He further said that in the future the best players from all over Punjab would be included in the program through open advertisement. Under CSR, talented players would be included in the program every year. A program has been launched to promote all sports, including hockey, squash, boxing, cycling, javelin throwing, and the Olympics. The best players from this program will come out and represent the country at the national and international levels.

He concluded that the Department of Energy is working for the promotion of clean water supply, education, health, environment, and sports under CSR while the Department of Energy is under the Punjab Corporate Social Rules. Companies are running welfare schemes in various sectors from their profits.

Punjab Energy Minister Dr Akhtar Malik said that sports facilities across Punjab would be shifted to solar energy this year.

 

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Olympics 2021: Watch Live Javelin Event Featuring Arshad Nadeem

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Athlete Arshad Nadeem, the last medal hope for Pakistan at the Tokyo Olympics, is in action in the final of the javelin throw competition. Arshad Nadeem records a throw of 82.40m in the first attempt. India’s Neeraj Chopra covers a distance of 87.03 in his first attempt. Moldova’s Johannes Vetter first throw is 82.52. Germany’s … Read more

Arshad Nadeem Is Near To Get A Gold For Pakistan At Olympics

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Arshad Nadeem Is Near To Get A Gold For Pakistan At Olympics

Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem is near to win a medal in Tokyo Olympics, who will compete in the javelin throw final at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening.

Arshad, 24, athlete is considered as one of the strongest contenders to win the medals.

Arshad, a gold medalist in South Asian Games and bronze medalist in Asian Games, is one of the twelve contestants appearing in the finals.

He is the first Pakistani athlete to qualify for the finals of any track and field event in the Olympics.

Arshad’s throw of 85.16m was the best in his group earlier, this attempt had brought him into the finals, giving the nation hope of bringing the gold medal home.

He stood third in the overall group stage with India’s Neeraj Chopra and Germany’s Johannes Vetter on first and second positions, respectively.

He has put himself among the top athletes of the competition, with only three athletes – Johannes Vetter (96.29m), Neeraj Chopra (88.07), and Andrian Mardare (86.66) ahead of him.

Arshad is undefeated since 2015, he has broken his national records seven times during the last six years.

The last Olympic medal for Pakistan was a bronze, claimed by the Hockey team at Barcelona, before that, Boxer Hussain Shah had brought an individual medal home in 1988.

 

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Pakistani Cricketers All Praise For Arshad Nadeem As He Made It To The Final Of Men’s Javelin

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Pakistani cricket stars, celebrities and political leaders were all praises for Arshad Nadeem on Wednesday after he qualified for the final of the men’s javelin at the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 85.16 metres.

Arshad Nadeem is the first-ever Pakistani athlete to pass for the final of any field event in the Olympics.

He was placed in group B for the competition in which the athlete had to throw a minimum of 83.5m to directly qualify for the final.

In his first attempt, the 24-year-old athlete could reach the 78.5m mark but in the second attempt, Arshad broke records with a throw of 85.16m that also placed him on top of group B.

This was overall the third-best throw in the contest after India’s Neeraj Chopra (86.65m) and Germany’s Johannes Vetter (85.64m).

However, the cricketers took to their social media to hail the finalist and extended messages to support him.

“A wonderful performance by our javelin hero @ArshadJavelin. Qualifying for the final of #Tokyo2020 and making us all proud. All the best Arshad,” Wahab Riaz tweeted.

“Our hero from Mian Channu @ArshadJavelin. Mubarak on reaching the final achievement, insha’Allah you’ll make Pakistan proud! Lots of Duas,” wrote Hassan Ali.

Pakistani wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal also praised Nadeem’s impressive throw at the Olympics.

Moreover, Imad Wasim said, “We’re super proud of you! Now all the best for the final.”

“What a wonderful achievement tweeted Ahmad Shahzad.

Arshad Nadeem made his international comeback after the 2019 South Asian Games performance in April at the Mashhad Imam Reza Athletics Tournament in Iran and had created a national record, throwing a distance of 86.38m.

Earlier, Nadeem told that he doesn’t regret leaving the country’s most popular sport for something like javelin throw.

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Tokyo Olympics: Arshad Nadeem To Hold Flag of Pakistani Contingent During Closing Ceremony

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One Million Cash Prize Announced For Arshad Nadeem

One of the finest Pakistani athletes Arshad Nadeem, who has made it to the final of the javelin throw competition, will carry Pakistan’s flag during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on August 8.

According to media reports, the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has conveyed to the management that Arshad Nadeem will be the flag-bearer of the Pakistani contingent during the closing ceremony.

“We have informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that Arshad’s name has been finalised as flag-bearer of the Pakistan contingent during the closing ceremony,” the report said.

Earlier, Arshad has missed the opening ceremony’s march-past due to his late arrival in Tokyo as his event was due to start on August 4.

Arshad Nadeem Qualifies For Final Javelin Competition

Pakistan’s top athlete has been qualified for the final of the javelin throw competition in the Tokyo Olympics.

He is the first-ever Pakistani athlete to pass for the final of any field event in the Olympics.

He was placed in group B for the competition in which the athlete had to throw a minimum of 83.5m to directly qualify for the final.

In his first attempt, the 24-year-old athlete could reach the 78.5m mark but in the second attempt, Arshad broke records with a throw of 85.16m that also placed him on top of group B.

This was overall the third-best throw in the contest after India’s Neeraj Chopra (86.65m) and Germany’s Johannes Vetter (85.64m).

This is also Arshad’s third-best throw in a competition.

However, Arshad Nadeem is eyeing another win on Saturday alongside competitors India’s Neeraj Chopra and Germany’s Johannes Vetter.

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