Paris Olympics 2024: Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal by defeating India’s Neeraj Chopra in the men’s javelin throw final. Nadeem created history by throwing 92.97 meters in the second throw in the final, this throw has become an all-time Olympic record. India’s Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal by throwing 89.45 meters, while Grenada’s Peter Anderson won the bronze medal by throwing 88.54 meters.

The Pakistan cricket team is overjoyed after Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal. The Pakistan Cricket Board has shared a video on social media in which the players of the Pakistan-A team are celebrating in the hotel room.

Here is the video shared by Pakistan Cricket Board-

Congratulations Arshad Nadeem! The whole nation is proud of your historic Olympic Gold Medal🥇🌟

▶️ Pakistan Shaheens players react to Arshad’s remarkable achievement at #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/ambuGaEnP7

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 8, 2024

In the video, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Gul, young player Mohammad Hurriya and many other players are seen dancing with joy on Arshad Nadeem’s victory. Some players have also given a special message in the video congratulating Nadeem on his victory.

One gold medal changed the mood of the whole country- Shoaib Akhtar

Former and current Pakistani players have congratulated Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem on his victory through social media.

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar shared the video on social media and said,

Suddenly this lion’s son won the gold medal for Pakistan. What a player Arshad is, you have achieved this on your own through hard work and ability. Many congratulations to you and Pakistan. One gold medal changed the mood of the entire country.

so proud of you @ArshadOlympian1 . The happiness you have given to our udaas community, has no comparison. pic.twitter.com/iiCnaOsCPO

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 8, 2024

At the same time, veteran player Wasim Akram posted on social media and wrote, “Incredible achievement Arshad Nadeem, you have broken the drought and made Pakistan proud. 92.97m will be etched in history forever. Congratulations on this achievement.”

– Incredible achievement #ArshadNadeem you’ve broken the drought & made Pakistan proud 🇵🇰 🪙 92.97m will be etched in history forever 🔥
Congratulations on this monumental feat 👏🏼 #IamGAME #ArshadNadeem #PakistanAtOlympics pic.twitter.com/pVKG4Eap4E

— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) August 8, 2024

Babar Azam, the current white-ball cricket captain of Pakistan, shared a post on Instagram and wrote, “After 30 long years, Gold is back in Pakistan. Many congratulations to Arshad Nadeem for this incredible achievement.”