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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Shah Meer Baloch

Pakistan celebrates Arshad Nadeem’s history-making Olympic gold

Nadeem wears a zip-up, light green jacket that says 'Nadeem' on one side and 'Pakistan' on the other with the Pakistani flag. He stands with his arms outstretched above him, holding the Pakistani flag
Arshad Nadeem’s throw broke the Olympic record and was Pakistan’s first gold since the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile/Getty

Arshad Nadeem’s Olympic gold was celebrated with dancing and sweets in his small village in Pakistan after he broke the Olympic javelin record and won his country’s first ever medal in track and field.

“Arshad has done something that the world calls impossible. He not only earned the gold medal but made history. We are proud of him,” his brother, Mohammad Azeem, told local media.

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