Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem on Tuesday qualified for the javelin final with a throw of 86.59 meters in his first qualifying attempt at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics.
India’s defending champion Neeraj Chopra also made it to the final with a massive throw of 89.34 meters in his first attempt.
The final of the Javelin event will be played on Thursday, August 8 at 11:25 PM Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
Athletes who qualify for the javelin final
1- Neeraj Chopra (India) — 89.34m h
2- Anderson Peters (Grenada) — 88.63 m h
3- Julian Weber (Germany) — 87.76 m h
4- Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) – throw 86.59 m
5- Julius Yego (Kenya) — 85.59 m h
6- Luiz Maurício da Silva (Brazil) – 85.91 m h
7- Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) — 85.63m h
8- Toni Keranen (Finland) — 85.27 m h
9- Andrian Mardare (Republic of Moldova) — 84.13 m h
10- Olivier Helander (Finland) – 83.81 m h
11- Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) – throw 83.02 m
12- Lassi Etelatalo (Finaldn) — 82.91 m h
Every athlete who threw at least 84 meters was supposed to secure a place in the final round, where they will fight for a medal.
12 athletes were supposed to make it to the final round. If 12 athletes failed to meet the 84-meter mark, those with the best throws were to qualify for the medal round.
Pakistan sent a total of seven athletes and six of them did not participate in the respective events. The 27-year-old is Pakistan’s latest and greatest hope for a medal at the Olympics.
Remember, Nadeem won the silver medal at the world championships last year, meanwhile he won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and became the first Pakistani athlete since 1962 to win gold in the event with a massive throw of 90.18m.
