KARACHI: Pakistan Navy bagged nine Gold and two Bronze medals to win the Sailing event during the ongoing 34th National Games here at PAF Yacht Club.
Pakistan Air Force and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa jointly held the second position. The two teams bagged two Gold, 4 Silver and two Bronze each.
Arshad Nadeem wins Gold in National Games
In Quetta’s Ayub Stadium, Olympian javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won a Gold medal.
In javelin throw event, Arshad shined with the longest throw of 78.02m in his third attempt. No other javelin thrower could cross his best distance.
Hence, Arshad, who is representing Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), got his hands on the Gold.
His compatriot Yasir Sultan registered second-best distance of 77.50m to bag Silver medal. Army’s Amad managed Bronze medal after he threw third best throw of 73.18m.
Speaking to Geo News after bagging Gold, Arshad said he trained hard to get the first position.
“I came here to win nothing less than a Gold medal. I trained hard after undergoing shoulder injury,” he said.
“This Gold medal has given me immense confidence after recovering from shoulder injury. It was my first event after surgery,” he added.
Arshad had developed a shoulder injury in an international event in Iran in early 2021 in which he managed his personal best throw of 86.38 at that time. He carried that injury and finished fifth both in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and World Championship in the US.
Last year, he achieved a new milestone by pulling off his best throw of 90.18m in Birmingham to win gold in the Commonwealth Games. He then also won gold in the Islamic Games in Turkey after a few days.
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