{"id":9115,"date":"2025-05-31T12:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T12:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9115"},"modified":"2025-05-31T12:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T12:05:07","slug":"javelin-champion-arshad-nadeem-wins-gold-at-asian-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9115","title":{"rendered":"Javelin champion Arshad Nadeem wins gold at Asian Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan\u2019s Arshad Nadeem clinched gold in the men\u2019s javelin final at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships on Saturday, recording a throw of 86.40 metres on his final attempt.<\/p>\n<p>The event, held in Gumi, South Korea, saw Nadeem finish ahead of India\u2019s Sachin, who secured second place.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: India blocks Olympian Arshad Nadeem&#8217;s Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by cricketfreak\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 \u0641\u0631\u062d \u0634\u06cc\u062e (@farahsheikhniiii)<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Yuta Sakiyama won the bronze with a throw of 83.75 metres, while Sri Lanka\u2019s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, finished fourth with 83.27 metres.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s second participant, Muhammad Yasir, finished eighth, recording a best throw of 75.39 metres.<\/p>\n<p>Nadeem maintained the lead throughout the final round with a series of strong throws. His third attempt measured 85.57 metres, putting him ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>He followed this with 83.99 metres on his fourth throw, remaining firmly in first place.<\/p>\n<p>On his fifth and last attempt, Nadeem delivered his longest throw of the day, reaching 86.40 metres, securing the gold medal for Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: Arshad Nadeem determined to win gold at Asian Athletics Championship<\/p>\n<p>This victory followed his strong performance in the qualifying round a day earlier, where he secured a spot in the final with a throw of 86.34 metres on his first attempt. That effort marked him as a leading contender heading into the final.<\/p>\n<p>Nadeem\u2019s gold medal adds to his growing list of international achievements and reinforces his position as one of Asia\u2019s top javelin throwers.<\/p>\n<p>Last year in August Nadeem made history by winning the gold medal in the men\u2019s javelin final at the Paris Olympics, setting a new Olympic record with a throw of 92.97 metres.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Nadeem was named the Best Asian Athlete by Asian Athletics, which recognized his remarkable achievements on the continental stage.<\/p>\n<p>Nadeem will head to England after this championship to begin preparations for the World Athletics Championships in September.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s Arshad Nadeem clinched gold in the men\u2019s javelin final at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships on Saturday, recording a throw of 86.40 metres on his final attempt. The event, held in Gumi, South Korea, saw Nadeem finish ahead of India\u2019s Sachin, who secured second place. READ MORE: India blocks Olympian Arshad Nadeem&#8217;s Instagram \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}