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Nadeem’s win breaks Pakistan’s 32-year Olympics dry spell since the men’s hockey team claimed the nation’s last medal, winning bronze at the Barcelona games in 1992.
The Pakistan Olympic Association was created in 1948, while the Pakistan Sports Board was established in 1962.. Pakistan first participated in the Olympic Games in 1948 in London, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union.
It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem captured Pakistan's first Olympic medal since 1992 and first gold medal since 1984, as well as the country's first ever gold medal in an individual sport. Nadeem broke the 16-year-old Olympic record of 90.57 metres, recording a throw of 92.97 metres. [1]
Pakistan partied late into the night after javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won the country’s first ever track and field medal with an Olympic record throw of 92.97 meters to take gold in Paris.
Albania, [11] Cape Verde, [12] Dominica, [13] and Saint Lucia won their nations' first Olympic medals. [13] The Refugee Olympic Team also won their first medal. [14] The United States led the final medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games, with 40 gold and 126 total medals, while China finished second with 40 gold and 91 medals in ...
Pakistan's previous gold medal came in men's field hockey at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and it's last medal of any color was a field hockey bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
National Olympic Committee of Pakistan: Website: nocpakistan.org: in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 () – August 8, 2021 () Competitors: 10 in 6 sports: Flag bearers (opening) Mahoor Shahzad Muhammad Khalil Akhtar: Flag bearer (closing) Arshad Nadeem: Medals: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0: Summer Olympics appearances
Arshad Nadeem made history for Pakistan as the first ever individual gold medalist for the country with an Olympic record throw in javelin: