Arshad Nadeem bagged a gold medal for Pakistan at the 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey with a games record throw of 88.55m — his second gold medal in less than a week.
In his first attempt, Nadeem was able to throw the javelin at a distance of 79.40 meters, followed by 88.55 meters, 75.50 meters, 82.40 meters, and 83.33 meters.
The 88.55m throw was his best and also a new record for the Islamic Solidarity Games. The gold in Konya is the fourth of Nadeem’s international career. He also won a gold in the 2021 Imam Reza Athletics Championship and 2019 South Asian Games.
In the last Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku in 2017, the Pakistani athlete claimed a bronze medal.
Meanwhile India’s Olympic gold-medalist Neeraj Chopra, who missed the Commonwealth Games 2022 due to injury, when asked about how he felt about Nadeem breaching the 90m mark, Neeraj said that it is good that the level of competition is going higher.
