‘Next target is world record’: Ceremony at Prime Minister’s House, Arshad Nadeem showered with honours

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during a ceremony on Tuesday night Paris Olympics A gold medalist years later Arshad Nadeem has announced a prize money of 15 crore rupees for

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced this during a function organized in honor of Arshad Nadeem at Prime Minister House.

Addressing the ceremony, the Prime Minister also announced that a road in Islamabad will be named after Arshad Nadeem after winning the gold medal.

He also announced the Arshad Nadeem High Performance Center in Islamabad Stadium, one crore rupees for his coach and one billion rupees sports fund.

Arshad Nadeem was brought to Islamabad on Tuesday by a special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force where a ceremony was held in his honor at the Prime Minister House.

Along with Arshad Nadeem, his family members have also come to Islamabad and participated in the event held at the Prime Minister’s House.

Addressing the event, Arshad Nadeem said, ‘I thank the Prime Minister for the encouragement. I have been given more honor than a medal.’

He said that ‘Allah has given me a gold medal and made a record, now pray and I will try to make a world record.’

Talking about his past, Arshad Nadeem revealed that ‘I played all-Punjab cricket and my elder brother was an athlete, so he said that if you work so hard and it’s difficult to get ahead, leave cricket and join athletics. .’

Earlier, Atta Tarar had said during a press conference in Islamabad on Tuesday that ‘Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Arshad Nadeem will unfurl the flag together in the main event of August 14.’

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Atta Tarar told reporters that Arshad Nadeem will be present at the main event on August 14 where ‘a special dinner will also be given in honor of the national hero.’

According to him, ‘Arshad Nadeem’s achievement is greater than the 1992 World Cup. Because of Arshad, the green crescent flag was hoisted all over the world, and he made the Independence Day celebrations double.’

Atta Tarar said that the whole nation is happy about Arshad Nadeem winning the gold medal. It is a happy place for Pakistan to get such an honor after 40 years. With Arshad’s success, his coach also deserves congratulations.’

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Second Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has also visited Arshad Nadeem’s house on Tuesday and ‘gifted him with gifts’.

On this occasion, according to the statement issued by the office of the Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz gave Arshad Nadeem a ‘cheque of Rs 10 crore’ and the key of a ‘vehicle with PAK 92.97 registration number’ as a reward.

Pakistan’s 32-year Olympic medal drought ended when Arshad Nadeem won the men’s javelin throw gold medal at the Paris Olympics on August 8, 2024.

Pakistan has not won a medal at the Olympics since 1992, while it last won a gold medal 40 years ago.

Arshad Nadeem not only won the gold medal by throwing 92.97 meters at a speed of 110.0 km per hour in the final of the men’s javelin at the Paris Olympics, but also set a new record in the Olympics.

After this great success, Arshad Nadeem returned home between Saturday and Sunday night, he was given a grand welcome at Lahore Airport and later he was taken to his native place Mian Chanu in a caravan.