Arshad Nadeem

Arshad Nadeem is a Pakistani Jat javelin thrower. Nadeem is the current Olympic record holder in the event, throwing a winning distance of 92.97m. He is a two times Olympian and the first Pakistani to qualify for the final of any track and field event at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he created a new national and Commonwealth Games record with a throw of 90.18m and became the first ever athlete from South Asia to breach the 90m mark. In 2023, he became the first ever Pakistani athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships, by winning a silver medal. He represents WAPDA in the domestic competition.