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Al Jazeera
Kevin Hand, Hafsa Adil

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem beats Neeraj Chopra to win Olympic gold in javelin

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem broke the Olympic record in the men's javelin final and won gold [Christian Petersen/Getty Images]

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem has made history by clinching the country’s first-ever track and field medal at the Olympics as he claimed gold in the men’s javelin final in Paris.

The 27-year-old dethroned defending champion Neeraj Chopra of India and broke the Olympic record at the Stade de France on Thursday.

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