Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem has left a mark on the world by securing the nation's very first olympic style sports decoration at the Olympics as he guaranteed gold in the men's spear last in Paris.
The 27-year-old ousted reigning champ Neeraj Chopra of India and broke the Olympic record at the Stade de France on Thursday.
Nadeem hurled his arms in festival subsequent to breaking the Olympic record on his second toss that arrived at a shocking 92.97 meters - the best on the planet this year.
Chopra, serenely ahead in qualifiers and number one to win, looked off his best structure. His best of 89.45 meters was likewise his main legitimate endeavor as he fouled on his five different endeavors.
Grenada's Anderson Peters won bronze with 88.54 meters, a redemptive second for the double cross title holder after he neglected to come to the last at the Tokyo Games quite a while back.
Notwithstanding, the night had a place with the unassuming man from Mian Channu, a modest community in the eastern Punjab territory, who returned from a knee injury early this year and left a mark on the world for his country regardless of the frail games offices in the cricket-distraught country.
Nadeem's accomplishment additionally denoted the principal award by Pakistan for eight Olympics, with the last decoration coming in 1992 as the men's hockey group won bronze in Barcelona, Spain.
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