Arshad Nadeem, the Olympic record holder and gold medalist from Pakistan, celebrates in his hometown!

  

How Pakistan Celebrated Olympic Gold Medal Winner Arshad Nadeem's Historic Javelin Throw Performance

Karachi residents came out on the roads in large numbers to celebrate Arshad Nadeem's feat of winning Pakistan's first ever individual gold medal in Olympics.

To celebrate Arshad Nadeem's achievement of winning Pakistan's first-ever individual gold medal at the Olympics, many Karachi citizens took to the streets.

To celebrate Pakistan's first-ever individual gold medal at the Olympics in Paris, javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem brought a big number of Karachi residents out onto the streets. With an incredible throw of 92.97 meters, an Olympic record, on Thursday, 27-year-old Nadeem won the gold medal at the Paris Games, ending Pakistan's four-year wait for an Olympic gold medal. Pakistan's hockey team won the gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

There were scenes all throughout Karachi that brought back memories of Pakistan's cricket victories in the World Cup and the Champions Trophy.

Arshad Nadeem, the Olympic record holder and gold medalist from Pakistan, celebrates in his hometown!

Children emerged to celebrate, honking their car horns and brandishing signs featuring Nadeem and the Pakistani flag.

Nadeem, who is from the tiny Punjabi town of Khanewal, added an Olympic gold medal to his collection last year, joining the gold he won at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the silver he earned at the World Championships.

As soon as it was confirmed that Nadeem had taken home the gold and unseat India's Neeraj Chopra as the Olympic champion, congratulations and praises began to flood in. Chopra's throw of 89.45 meters earned him a silver medal in the end.

The magnitude of Nadeem's achievement was evident to everybody as Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab promptly declared a 5 crore cash award for the sportsman on behalf of the Sindh government.

"We will organize a befitting reception for Arshad in Karachi when he returns home," Mayor Wahab stated.

There would be tremendous celebrations upon his homecoming, his mother said reporters in his village.

"He has not only made us proud but he has made Pakistan proud in the world and I can only say prayers," she stated.

After battling knee and elbow ailments and having no access to training facilities, Nadeem traveled to Paris. He even had to petition the government at one point because his javelin had worn out and he needed a new one.

"I believe that Arshad's accomplishments today will serve as a great example for other young people to aspire to, encouraging them to follow and surpass him in the track and field. Former Test captain Rashid Latif observed, "You will notice youngsters now also taking interest in other sports, not just cricket."

Ayaz Mahmood, who played hockey for Pakistan and won a gold medal at the Olympics in Los Angeles, said he was in shock at what he had witnessed.

"At a time when our hockey team has failed to even qualify for the Olympics, Arshad stepped up to keep Pakistan's flag flying high in these games," he stated.