President Asif Ali Zardari has announced that Arshad Nadeem will receive the Hilal-e-Imtiaz award for his gold medal win in javelin at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The award recognizes Nadeem’s exceptional contribution to Pakistani sports. The Aiwan-e-Sadr has requested the Cabinet Division to grant the award following the president’s directive.
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Nadeem made history on Thursday with a record-breaking javelin throw of 92.97 meters, winning Pakistan’s first individual gold medal and setting a new Olympic record.
This is Pakistan’s first Olympic gold in athletics and its first gold in any sport in 40 years.
In the same event, India’s Neeraj Chopra won silver with 89.45 meters, and Grenada’s Anderson Peters took bronze with 88.54 meters.
