Arshad Nadeem awarded gold medal at Paris Olympics

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00:00And he took the defeat in good spirit as well.

00:05And the champion, Arshad Nadeem.

00:08What an incredibly difficult couple of years it's been for Arshad Nadeem.

00:13Two different sets of surgeries, we've hardly seen him on the Diamond League circuit.

00:17Such has been the extent of his physio and rehab.

00:2192-97 in the second round for the sixth best pro in history.

00:30And as if to remind everybody that that was no fluke, he finished off with a 91-79.

00:37An Olympic record and the Olympic title for Pakistan.

00:42It was an absolutely extraordinary moment.

00:45It was as if his javelin was floating through the air.

00:54The 27-year-old Arshad Nadeem.

00:57Denies Niraj Chopra the second successive Olympic title.

01:03How sweet of Pakistan.

01:05A national anthem sound here in the Stade de France.

01:10He's done it. He's climbed the mountain.

01:13Ladies and gentlemen, if you can, please stand for the anthem of Pakistan.

01:25What a moment for Arshad Nadeem.

01:30Pakistan, India and Grenada on the podium for the men's javelin.

01:34Proving that the javelin has moved beyond the confines of the European nations who for so long dominated the event.

01:44Pakistan, India and Grenada on the podium for the men's javelin.

01:49Incredible.

01:55Chopra and Nadeem are very good friends, I guess.

01:58And you could see last night the camaraderie that they had.

02:02But also how serious this competition was.

02:06Chopra was not really that bubbly.

02:08He was nervous the entire way.

02:11Nadeem, even too, after that big throw in the second round, he didn't show a ton of emotion either.

02:17He got right back in to being serious and focused.

02:21And man, did you said he launched that last one, just kind of sealed the deal.

02:29One last picture for him before he heads off, hopefully for a wonderful evening of celebration.

02:35Probably watch a little bit of the athletics.

02:37Eight finals to choose from this evening.

02:40Go!

02:43Arshad Nadeem was awarded a gold medal.

02:46And almost 40 years later, the national anthem of Pakistan was played at the Olympic venue.

02:52Because after 40 years of waiting, Pakistan won gold.

02:55Although the bronze medal was won in 1992.

02:58But this gold medal came after almost 40 years of waiting.

03:02And the entire nation, including Arshad Nadeem, deserves to be congratulated.

03:06And after 40 years, a gold medal from the Olympic venue has now come to Pakistan.

03:10And if we talk about Pakistan, and especially Mian Chanu, from where Arshad Nadeem belongs,

03:16there is also a time for celebration.

03:18And not just there, there is a time for celebration in the whole of Pakistan.

03:22Celebration is being celebrated.

03:24Arshad Nadeem was successful in the finals of the Man's Javelin Throw event at the Paris Olympics.

03:28And with the gold medal, he will reach Pakistan tomorrow.

03:37Pakistan in the Olympics.

03:39Arshad Nadeem, Mirash Chopra, the second successive Olympic champion.

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