For Pakistan Paris Olympics 2024 I gold medalist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem They returned home between Saturday and Sunday night and after landing at Lahore Airport, they were taken to their native area Mian Chanu in a convoy.
Late at night, there was a festive atmosphere at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and Arshad Nadeem’s relatives, friends and fans were all eager to welcome him.
Someone had flowers, someone was standing holding a banner with their picture.
A huge size flag of Pakistan was also there to welcome Arshad, which the youth held in their hands and chanted ‘Arshad Nadeem Zindabad’ and ‘Pakistan Zindabad’.
There were long queues of vehicles even before entering the airport. Turkish Airlines flight TK 714, which brought back Arshad Nadeem, landed at Lahore Airport at 1:25 PM.
When the plane landed at the airport, Arshad was given a water cannon salute to welcome Arshad back home.
On this occasion, federal and provincial ministers and other important personalities were also present to welcome him.
When Arshad got off the plane and reached the lounge, he hugged his father there. Emotional scenes were witnessed on this occasion.
Media persons were busy trying unsuccessfully to get inside through the crowd outside the state lounge.
By placing iron barriers around the state lounge, the Lahore Police and airport security personnel were standing in front of them.
There was also a musical band that was engaged in playing the tunes of various national anthems.
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After a long wait, when Arshad Nadeem was brought out from inside to the state lounge, the police standing in front of the iron barriers became helpless and Arshad’s fans rushed towards them by knocking down these barriers.
Pajum included women, elders and children. Most of the fans had mobile phones in their hands and wanted to capture a glimpse of their hero in the eye of their camera.
Arshad Nadeem came out wearing a green track suit but was taken back inside the lounge due to the crowd.
Talking to the media at the airport, Arshad Nadeem said, “I am thankful to Allah Ta’ala, my parents but also the entire Pakistani nation and also the Pakistani media with them that because of their prayers, Allah has honored me.’
He said: ‘I have a lot of hard work behind it and so does my coach Salman Iqbal Butt.’
Arshad Nadeem added: ‘I thank the Prime Minister, I am a sapling planted by him, who organized the Youth Festival. In that, I participated and from there I started the game, so today I thank God that I have reached this point.’
On the question of joining politics, Arshad Nadeem said that ‘what is my work, I am doing it.’
Double-decker buses of the Tourism Department were parked outside to take Arshad from Lahore Airport.
The in-charge of these buses told Independent Urdu that ‘the plan was that Arshad Nadeem would be accommodated in a private hotel in Lahore and the next morning he would be taken on a tour of the city in the same double-decker Lahore Tourism bus, but Arshad apologized. , so now they will be given a tour of Lahore on August 14.’
After sitting back in the lounge for some time, Arshad came out and was taken to the second floor of the Lahore Tourism Bus along with other personalities from where he could see his fans and his fans could see him. Arshad kept on waving his hand in response to their slogans and enthusiasm and after some time their convoy was sent from there to Mian Chanu.
A heavy contingent of Lahore Police was also present at the airport to give protocol to Arshad Nadeem, who went with Arshad’s convoy and at the end of Lahore limits, the convoy was handed over to the next district police.
Javelin gold medalist Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan at the Paris Olympics 2024 waves to his fans on arrival at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore on August 11, 2024 (Fatima Ali/Independent Urdu)
After this victory of Arshad, THQ Hospital Mian Chanu has also been named after Arshad Nadeem.
According to Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir, on the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Government Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Mian Chanu has been renamed as Government THQ Arshad Nadeem Hospital.
On the other hand, President Asif Ali Zardari has also sent a letter to the Cabinet Division directing Arshad Nadeem to give Hilal Imtiaz for his record performance.
Arshad Nadeem’s friend Javelin Tharoor and Asian silver medalist Yasir Sultan were also present at the airport to welcome him.
Yasir Sultan told Independent Urdu: ‘I have come here to welcome Arshadbhai, I am very happy that so many people have come here because he is being welcomed the way he has worked.’
Yasir said: ‘I am also Arshad’s partner and we are good friends as we train at the same place. Arshad was very optimistic and told me that he would set an Olympic record and he did. I had said after his first throw that he will bring the gold medal and that is what happened.
He said that Arshad’s victory is a matter of great happiness and may Allah continue to bring such happiness. “The government should cooperate with as many players as possible so that more players like Arshad bring a medal and brighten the name of the country.”
Yasir also said that he is gearing up for the 2028 Olympics and wants her to bring home a medal for Pakistan like Arshad.
Another admirer of Arshad Nadeem, Kamran Chaudhry, told Independent Urdu: ‘As a Pakistani, I have come here to welcome Arshad Nadeem.’
Arshad Nadeem’s gold medal at the 2024 Olympics comes after a 40-year long spell for Pakistan. Arshad also set a new Olympic record by throwing 92.97 meters.
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2024-08-12 05:37:37
