 "'I did not receive': Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem says land promises after Olympic gold were fake")
Pakistan’s javelin star Arshad Nadeem, who created history by winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics last year, has revealed that some of the rewards promised to him by the government were never fulfilled. Nadeem threw an Olympic record 92.97m at the Stade de France in August 2024 to beat India’s Neeraj Chopra, who won silver.
Nadeem exposes the Pakistan government
After his victory, Nadeem was celebrated across Pakistan. He received cash prizes from the government, local authorities, and private organisations. But in a recent interview with Geo TV, he said all the promised land plots were fake. Nadeem said he received all the cash prizes that were promised to him, but none of the announced plots were given.
“Out of all the prize announcements made for me, all the plot announcements were fake, which I did not receive. Apart from that, I have received all the cash prizes that were announced,” Nadeem was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
Meanwhile, Nadeem said he is currently focused on his training ahead of the World Championships in September, which is scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan. Before that, the 28-year-old Pakistan star is expected to face Neeraj Chopra at the Diamond League in Silesia, Poland, on August 16.
“My entire focus is on myself, but apart from that, we train any youth who comes to us for training, and this training is given by my coach Salman Butt,” he said.
If Nadeem takes part in the Silesia Diamond League, it will be the first time he and Neeraj will compete against each other since the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nadeem did not take part in the Doha and Paris editions of the Diamond League this year due to injury concerns. He even declined an invitation from Neeraj to take part in the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic, which was held in Bengaluru this month.
Neeraj, who had won gold in the Tokyo Olympics, had to settle for silver in Paris after Nadeem made the monstrous throw to win the top prize. Since then, Neeraj has improved his performance significantly and even registered his first-ever 90-plus metre throw at the Doha Diamond League this year. He won the title in Paris DL and won the inaugural NC Classic.
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