As he brought Pakistan’s initial Olympic medal in sports home early on Sunday, Javelin gold medalist Arshad Nadeem greeted and chanted in a liquid cannon respect and slogans from a crowd of thousands.
Nadeem’s family met him, including his parents, who chanted” Long Live Arshad Nadeem!” by wrapping a bouquet around his neck to thousands of people. Long Life Pakistan”!, as he touched down in the eastern area of Lahore.
The father-of-two, 27, won the men’s spear championship match against defending champion Neeraj Chopra of neighboring India on Thursday in Paris with a toss record of 92.97 meters, the seventh best actually.
Pakistanis, who are struggling to cope with an economic problems and growing militancy, find his victory all the more spectacular because Nadeem was born and raised in a remote poor area of Punjab. As a young man, he trained in maize fields with bread projectiles.
Mohammad Farooq traveled from Sargodha to meet the pleasant celebrations by foot.
” I have come around… to welcome our warrior. Pakistan’s 40th anniversary has given it this sense of joy. It has become a triple delight with Aug. 14″, he said, referring to Pakistan’s freedom day celebrations on Wednesday.
President Asif Ali Zardari announced on Saturday that Arshad Nadeem may become awarded Pakistan’s second-highest human prize, the Hilal-i-Imtiaz, for his achievements.
” I am thankful to God great. I thank my parents and Muslim society”, Nadeem told the masses. Salman Butt and I, along with my mentor, put a lot of effort into this.