After Pakistani javelin athlete Arshad Nadeem hurtled his way into the Olympic history books, his country threw him welcome celebrations fit for a king. Arshad Nadeem, 27, took the top spot in javelin last week in the Paris Games, becoming the first Pakistani to win an individual gold medal in the country’s history. Arshad Nadeem outside his village in Mian Channu, Pakistan, on Aug. 11. Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan during the men's javelin throw final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, on Aug. 8. “We developed our own weight training apparatus by using iron rods, canisters of oil and concrete.”Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan during the victory ceremony.

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