Star Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem crowned Asia's best male athlete
Pakistan's Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem receives the Best Asian Athlete Award from Asian Athletics at Gumi, South Korea. Photo Courtesy: X/ArshadOlympian1
Pakistan's star javelin thrower and Olympian Arshad Nadeem has been named the Best Asian Athlete by Asian Athletics, recognising his remarkable achievements on the continental stage.
The prestigious award was presented during an official ceremony on Sunday in Gumi, South Korea, following the Asian Athletics meeting. The accolade highlights Arshad's outstanding performances and his significant contribution to athletics across Asia.
Taking to his official X account, Nadeem expressed his gratitude, writing: 'Honoured to receive the 'best male athlete of Asia' award by Asian Athletics. I am humbled and recharged to give better performances.'
Today I was honoured to receive the "best male athlete of Asia" award by Asian Athletics. I am humbled and recharged to give better performances pic.twitter.com/8IR405rcny — Arshad Nadeem (@ArshadOlympian1) May 25, 2025
This honour adds to Nadeem's growing list of accomplishments and underscores Pakistan's rising prominence in the world of athletics.
Notably, he became Pakistan's first-ever individual Olympic gold medalist and the nation's first athletics medalist at the Summer Olympics, clinching gold at the 2024 Paris Games with an extraordinary throw of 92.97 meters.
Throughout his career, Nadeem has amassed an impressive haul, including four golds, one silver, and four bronze medals across major events such as the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Islamic Solidarity Games, South Asian Games, and Asian U20 Championships.
Looking ahead, Nadeem is set to compete in the upcoming Asian Athletics Championship in South Korea, where he will continue to represent Pakistan on the international stage.
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Continuing in Urdu, he added, "Amazing!" With IG Stories clearly being the preferred medium of choice and short and sweet being the motto, actor-singer Azaan Sami Khan posted a similar victorious photo of Arshad socials. Unlike Sanam and Mohib, Azaan did not use words; instead, he relied on a simple crown emoji underneath as he, along with the rest of the nation, metaphorically labelled Arshad the undisputed king of javelin. If a picture says a thousand words, so can an emoji. Proving that the javelin has well and truly entered the popular consciousness, possibly overtaking cricket for however long Arshad's career continues, singer-songwriter Farhan Saeed also turned to IG Stories to publicly mark his pride at the sportsman's latest milestone. Pasting a screenshot of a sports headline, Farhan's post read, "Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem wins gold at [the] Asian Athletics Championship, defeating Indian competitor in [the] men's javelin final." 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A dig at India With Arshad's direct opponent, Sachin Yadav of India, walking away with a silver medal, it would be inconceivable that no one would bring up this irresistibly juicy fact in the comments section – although the highlight should go to one refreshingly un-salty Indian fan intent on spreading positivity. "Arshad Nadeem is number 1, with love from India!" wrote the fan alongside an Indian flag emoji. "Finally Indians have admitted that they lost the war," added another fan, unable to resist bringing up the events of May still fresh in everyone's minds. Predictably, Pakistani fans, with their expertise in using memes to extract maximum hilarity in any situation, rose to the occasion – yes, even here where no humour was needed to act as a bandaid. 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