"Villagers, Relatives Used To Donate Money": How Arshad Nadeem Became Pakistan's Biggest Hope For Olympic Medal
It takes a village to raise a champion is an apt way of describing Pakistan's Commonwealth Games champion javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem's rise. For the record, the only Asian javelin thrower to breach the 90 metre mark isn't reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra but his cross-border neighbour Nadeem, with whom he has shared a very cordial relationship. Pakistan, a country, where cricket is believed to be the only sport where serious investments come in, Nadeem's achievements aren't because of the system but despite it.
