Arshad Nadeem: Recently, in the Paris Olympics (Olympic Games Paris 2024), Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem created a record and won the only medal for Pakistan. Pakistan had not won any medal till now. Arshad Nadeem, who won the gold medal for Pakistan in Javelin Throw, does not have Javelin Throw as his favourite sport, but wanted to play cricket for the Pakistan cricket team. India's Neeraj Chopra was also included in the final match of Javelin Throw in Track and Field.

Arshad Nadeem wanted to play cricket for Pakistan

Arshad Nadeem, who won the only medal for Pakistan in Paris Olympics 2024, did not want to become a javelin throw player, but he wanted to play cricket for the Pakistan cricket team.

However, later he had to choose one sport and he chose javelin throw of athletics as his career. Arshad Nadeem says that his dream used to be to play cricket for the Pakistan cricket team. However, later he decided to choose athletics.

Because of this he got away from cricket Arshad Nadeem

Arshad Nadeem says that he used to participate in every sport in his early days and used to perform well in all the sports.

In an interview after winning the medal, Arshad Nadeem says that he used to bowl fast in cricket and the biggest reason was that he did not have money for the kit. However, later the coach said that he should focus on javelin. After this, he chose javelin as his career.

Neeraj Chopra, known as Golden Boy, won the silver medal