Arshad Nadeem awarded gold medal at Paris Olympics
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00:00And he took the defeat in good spirit as well.
00:05And the champion, Arshad Nadeem.
00:08What an incredibly difficult couple of years it's been for Arshad Nadeem.
00:13Two different sets of surgeries, we've hardly seen him on the Diamond League circuit.
00:17Such has been the extent of his physio and rehab.
00:2192-97 in the second round for the sixth best pro in history.
00:30And as if to remind everybody that that was no fluke, he finished off with a 91-79.
00:37An Olympic record and the Olympic title for Pakistan.
00:42It was an absolutely extraordinary moment.
00:45It was as if his javelin was floating through the air.
00:54The 27-year-old Arshad Nadeem.
00:57Denies Niraj Chopra the second successive Olympic title.
01:03How sweet of Pakistan.
01:05A national anthem sound here in the Stade de France.
01:10He's done it. He's climbed the mountain.
01:13Ladies and gentlemen, if you can, please stand for the anthem of Pakistan.
01:25What a moment for Arshad Nadeem.
01:30Pakistan, India and Grenada on the podium for the men's javelin.
01:34Proving that the javelin has moved beyond the confines of the European nations who for so long dominated the event.
01:44Pakistan, India and Grenada on the podium for the men's javelin.
01:49Incredible.
01:55Chopra and Nadeem are very good friends, I guess.
01:58And you could see last night the camaraderie that they had.
02:02But also how serious this competition was.
02:06Chopra was not really that bubbly.
02:08He was nervous the entire way.
02:11Nadeem, even too, after that big throw in the second round, he didn't show a ton of emotion either.
02:17He got right back in to being serious and focused.
02:21And man, did you said he launched that last one, just kind of sealed the deal.
02:29One last picture for him before he heads off, hopefully for a wonderful evening of celebration.
02:35Probably watch a little bit of the athletics.
02:37Eight finals to choose from this evening.
02:40Go!
02:43Arshad Nadeem was awarded a gold medal.
02:46And almost 40 years later, the national anthem of Pakistan was played at the Olympic venue.
02:52Because after 40 years of waiting, Pakistan won gold.
02:55Although the bronze medal was won in 1992.
02:58But this gold medal came after almost 40 years of waiting.
03:02And the entire nation, including Arshad Nadeem, deserves to be congratulated.
03:06And after 40 years, a gold medal from the Olympic venue has now come to Pakistan.
03:10And if we talk about Pakistan, and especially Mian Chanu, from where Arshad Nadeem belongs,
03:16there is also a time for celebration.
03:18And not just there, there is a time for celebration in the whole of Pakistan.
03:22Celebration is being celebrated.
03:24Arshad Nadeem was successful in the finals of the Man's Javelin Throw event at the Paris Olympics.
03:28And with the gold medal, he will reach Pakistan tomorrow.
03:37Pakistan in the Olympics.
03:39Arshad Nadeem, Mirash Chopra, the second successive Olympic champion.