Arshad Nadeem ended a long drought for Pakistan at the Olympics 2024. The last time the country won a medal at the Olympics was in 1992 edition.
Javelin thrower Nadeem ended the long wait with an Olympic record of 92.97m. to take home the gold medal ahead of India's Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver with his season best throw of 89.45m.
After the Olympic feat, Arshad Nadeem has been showered with cash prizes but there was a time when he struggled for funds. Despite finishing a creditable fifth at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and winning the gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Nadeem often struggled for funds.
He even won a silver at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. Despite that, he had to ask for donations to buy a new javelin ahead of the Paris Games.