Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem created history by winning gold in the javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics. Arshad became the first individual athlete to win gold for Pakistan at the Olympics. Arshad Nadeem's victory is also special because he defeated Indian player Neeraj Chopra, who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal. By the way, after this victory of Arshad Nadeem, the big news has come that he was also given a dope test at the stadium. If Pakistani media reports are to be believed, Arshad Nadeem stayed in the stadium for 2 to 3 hours.

Arshad Nadeem's dope test

According to Pakistani media, after the javelin throw competition was over, the three medal-winning players were stopped in the stadium. After this, they were subjected to a dope test. This is included in the rules of the Olympics. Medal-winning players are subjected to a dope test after the event. This means that along with Arshad Nadeem, India's Neeraj Chopra and Grenada's Anderson Peters were also subjected to a dope test.

Arshad Nadeem is still in the stadium. The doping test is being done. The athletes are still in the stadium.

— natasha (@NatashaRaheel) August 8, 2024

Arshad, Neeraj, and Anderson were still in the stadium when we got out an hour ago. Technically dope tests would take two hours more we were told. Don't know if they've returned to athlete's village. We are still trying to get home… pic.twitter.com/ORHerfDF4g

— natasha (@NatashaRaheel) August 9, 2024

What did Arshad Nadeem say after winning the gold?

By the way, Arshad Nadeem addressed the media after the dope test. Arshad Nadeem said that he was fully hopeful of his good performance. Arshad said that he was suffering from a knee injury for some time but after recovering from it, he worked a lot on his fitness. Arshad Nadeem said that he will continue to work hard and his goal is to throw the javelin even further than 92.97 meters. Arshad Nadeem said that he used to play cricket very well in childhood. He used to bowl fast but his coach advised him to try his hand at javelin throw after seeing his body structure. As a result, today this player has become an Olympic gold medalist.