It’s not yet clear if Arshad Nadeem, a man who has emerged from the Pakistani hinterland to hit global headlines, has heard of Achilles. There is a bigger chance, though, of him knowing who Brad ...

The government, state authorities, and public entities showered Arshad Nadeem with promises of rewards, including cash prizes ...

Arshad Nadeem, of Mian Channu in Pakistan, has the Stade de France clapping along with him; the Stade de France where, 26 years ago, Zinedine Zidane was conductor of this orchestra.

Arshad Nadeem's home village erupted into rapturous celebrations after he clinched Pakistan's first Olympic medal in athletics, winning gold in the men's javelin and knocking defending champion ...

Pakistan partied late into the night after javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won the country’s first ever track and field medal with an Olympic record throw of 92.97 meters to take gold in Paris.

Arshad Nadeem, 27, took the top spot in javelin last week in the Paris Games, becoming the first Pakistani to win an individual gold medal in the country’s history.

Arshad Nadeem broke a long-running drought for Pakistan in the Olympics in style on Thursday. Nadeem won the men's javelin final in the 2024 Paris Olympics with a throw of 92.97 meters, the ...

Item 1 of 3 Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan's first Olympic gold medalist athlete in the men's javelin, waves to people as they gather to welcome him at his hometown in Mian Channu, Pakistan August 11, 2024.

Nadeem said he was “90 to 95%” sure after his second throw that he would win gold, but he kept on trying to go further in his remaining four attempts. “I knew it I could do it,” Nadeem said.

Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem of Team Pakistan celebrates after competing in the Men's Javelin Throw Final on day 13 of the Olympic Games at Stade de France on Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris Elsa—Getty Images ...

Earlier this month, on a glittering Paris evening at the Stade de France, Arshad Nadeem goes down in the textbooks of history. His eyes have a resoluteness about them, as he breathes steadily a ...

One of them was the javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, who had placed second a year ago in the World Athletics Championships and was a serious contender to win. Sure enough, ...