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Paris: Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan set a new Olympic record by throwing 92.97 meters and won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event of the Olympics.
In the men's javelin throw event final at the Paris Olympics, Arshad Nadeem became Pakistan's first Olympic gold medalist after 32 years.
Pakistan last stepped on the Olympics medal podium on August 8, 1992 when the national hockey team won the bronze medal by defeating the Netherlands at the Barcelona Olympics and the last time a hockey team managed to win a gold medal was in the 1984 Olympics.
Arshad Nadeem became the first athlete to win a gold medal for Pakistan in individual events.
Trinidad and Tobago's Kishore N threw the first throw of 86.16 and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem could not throw the first throw. Even Javelin Weber of Germany could not make the first throw.
Lassi of Finland made the first throw of 78.81, Neeraj Chopra of India missed the first throw while Oliver Helander of Finland made the first throw of 80.92.
Czech Republic's Jakob Velez had the second throw at 84.52.
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem made a new world Olympic record with his second throw of 92.97 meters and made Pakistan famous around the world. Arshad Nadeem's best throw of the competition so far is also a world record.
The previous Olympic record was 90.57 meters by Norway's Andreas Thorkeldsen at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Germany's Javelin Weber clocked 87.33 in his second throw. India's Neeraj Chopra scored his second throw at 89.45.
In the second round of the men's javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics, Finland's Atilato threw the first throw of the second round at 82.02 meters.
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem made the first throw of 79.40 meters in the second round, while India's Neeraj Chopra missed the second throw of the second round.
India's Neeraj Chopra's third throw of the second round was also missed. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem threw the third throw of the second round at 91.79 meters.
Arshad Nadeem not only won gold medal for Pakistan but also created a new record in the history of Olympics.
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