Pakistan’s first Olympic winner in 32 years received $1 million and a buffalo

Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record and became the first Pakistani to earn an individual gold medal.

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00:00Pakistan has its first ever individual Olympic gold medal thanks to Ashad Nadeem,

00:04whose 92.97-meter javelin throws set a new Olympic record. Nadeem, who grew up in a mudbrick house

00:10in rural Punjab with seven siblings, got his start in javelin by using long eucalyptus branches with

00:16iron tips on their ends, his brother told Reuters. Upon returning home after the Paris Games,

00:21Nadeem was rewarded with garlands, thousands of fans, and a parade in his honor. He received a

00:26$50,000 prize from the Olympic Association, $350,000 and a Honda Civic from the chief

00:32minister of his home province, and just over $500,000 from Pakistan's Prime Minister Shabazz

00:38Sharif. On top of all of this, NPR reported that Nadeem received a buffalo from his father-in-law,

00:43which is considered one of the most honorable and valuable gifts in their community.