Arshad Nadeem

Arshad Nadeem (Urdu: ارشد ندیم‎; born January 2, 1997) is a Pakistani athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[2] He represents WAPDA in domestic competition. In Dec 2019, he established a new South Asian Games record in Javelin throw with a distance of 86.29 m, thus securing direct qualification to 2020 Summer Olympics.

Arshad Nadeem

Nadeem (right) at the 2016 South Asian Games
Personal information
Born	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 Khanewal, Pakistan[1]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Coached by	Fiaz Bokhari
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Pakistan 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships 2016 Ho Chi Minh City Javelin throw Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku Javelin throw Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Javelin throw South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati and Shillong Javelin throw 2019 Kathmandu Javelin throw

Early Life

Arshad Nadeem belongs to Mian Channu, a small city in Khanewal District, Punjab. He is the 3rd oldest among five brothers. Arshad was an exceptionally versatile athlete from his early school years. Though he dabbled in all the sports on offer in his school — cricket, badminton, football and athletics — his passion was cricket and he soon found himself playing it at district-level tape-ball tournaments. Upon entering grade seven in school, Arshad caught the eye of Rasheed Ahmad Saqi during an athletics competition. Saqi had a history of developing sportspeople in the division.

Before settling on Javelin throw, Arshad also pursued shot-put and discus throw. Gold medals in Javelin throw in successive Punjab Youth Festivals and an inter-board meet propelled him on to the national stage, bringing offers from all the leading domestic athletics teams, including Army, Air Force and WAPDA.

Career

In May 2017, Nadeem won a bronze medal with a best throw of 76.33 metres at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku.[3]

In April 2018, he set a new personal best of 80.45 metres in the qualification round of the javelin throw event at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. In August 2018, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he set a new personal best and national record of 80.75m.[4]

As the only Pakistani athlete at the 2019 World Athletics Championships[5] in Doha, Qatar, Nadeem achieved a new personal best and national record of 81.52m.[6] In November 2019, Nadeem set a national record when he recorded an 83.65 metre throw to win gold for WAPDA at the 33rd National Games in Peshawar.[7] In December 2019, he won a gold medal with an 86.29 metre games record throw at the 13th South Asian Games in Nepal.[8]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Pakistan
2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India		Javelin throw	78.33 m
	Asian Junior Athletics Championships	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam		Javelin throw	73.40 m
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	30th (q)	Javelin throw	67.17 m
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan		Javelin throw	76.33 m
	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	7th	Javelin throw	78.00 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	8th	Javelin throw	76.02 m
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia		Javelin throw	80.75 m
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	Javelin throw	78.55 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	16th (q)	Javelin throw	81.52 m NR
	South Asian Games	Kathmandu, Nepal		Javelin throw	86.29 m GR

References

1. 2018 CWG bio
2. Arshad Nadeem at World Athletics
3. "Arshad claims javelin bronze for Pakistan in Baku". Dawn. May 20, 2017.
4. "Nadeem Arshad wins bronze for Pakistan in Asian Games". The News International. 27 August 2018.
5. "Only one Pakistani athlete to compete in Doha". Dawn. September 17, 2019.
6. "Javelin Throw Series Result | IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019 | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
7. "Arshad Nadeem, Maria Maratab set new national records". The News International. November 15, 2019.
8. "South Asian Games: Pakistan add four gold medals, takes tally to 24". Geo News. December 7, 2019.