ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan\u2019s Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and rising star Yasir Sultan have qualified for the javelin throw final at the Asian Athletics Championship. Arshad recorded a throw of 86.34 metres in his first attempt in Group A to secure a place in the final.
\n\u201cI was at the top in the qualifying round with a long throw,\u201d said Arshad. \u201cThe final is tomorrow at 1:10pm Pakistan time.\u201d Pakistan\u2019s second javelin thrower, Sultan, qualified for the final with a throw of 76.7m in Group B.The javelin throw final of the Asian Athletics Championship will be held tomorrow.
\n\u201cEveryone has always prayed for me, please do so tomorrow as well,\u201d Arshad urged. \u201cPray that I may raise Pakistan\u2019s flag high \u2014 Pakistan Zindabad!\u201d Pakistan has a compact yet promising five-member squad for the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships, taking place in Gumi, South Korea, from May 27 to 31.
\nLeading the national contingent is Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Nadeem.This is his first major outing since his historic triumph at the Paris Olympics, and Arshad is looking to add another gold medal to his collection. He won the Gold Medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a jaw-dropping record of 92.97m.
\nArshad is Pakistan\u2019s first-ever individual Olympic gold medalist and the nation\u2019s first medalist in athletics at the Summer Games. So far, he has won four golds, one silver, and four bronze medals in various events, including the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Islamic Solidarity Games, South Asian Games, and Asian U20 Championships.
\nEarlier this week, Arshad was honoured with the prestigious Best Asian Athlete Award by Asian Athletics. The award was presented to him during an official ceremony held on Sunday in the city of Gumi, South Korea.The award recognises Arshad\u2019s outstanding performances and contributions to athletics in the Asian region. The ceremony took place following the Asian athletics meeting in South Korea, highlighting his status as one of the continent\u2019s top athletes.
\nOn the track, Pakistan will be represented by Shajar Abbas and Mueed Baloch, both competing in the men\u2019s 400m sprints. Shajar, widely regarded as Pakistan\u2019s fastest sprinter, has shown consistent improvement over the past year and aims to challenge Asia\u2019s best. Mueed will add depth to the country\u2019s sprinting lineup.
\nTameen Khan is the lone female athlete in the squad and will compete in the women\u2019s 100m sprint. Her selection underscores the growing potential of female athletes in Pakistan\u2019s athletics landscape, and the federation is optimistic about her performance. The Pakistan Athletics Federation has expressed confidence in the selected athletes, emphasising that the goal is not just participation, but also competing for podium finishes.
\nIt is pertinent to mention that Pakistan has, to date, secured a total of eight medals at the Asian Athletics Championships \u2014 two gold, three silver, and three bronze. Meanwhile, China currently leads the overall medal tally, followed by Japan in second place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistan\u2019s Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and rising star Yasir Sultan have qualified for the javelin throw final at the Asian Athletics Championship. Arshad recorded a throw of 86.34 metres in his first attempt in Group A to secure a place in the final. \u201cI was at the top in the qualifying …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":68630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81842,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81832\/revisions\/81842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}