Islamabad, May 30, 2025: Pakistani Olympic medalist Arshad Nadeem has qualified for the finals of the 26th Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea. He delivered a remarkable throw of 86.34 meters on his very first attempt and only attempt in the A qualification round.
Meanwhile his fellow Muhammad Yasir secured his spot in the final with a 76.07-meter throw in the B qualification round.
“Alhamdulillah, qualified this morning for the final competition tomorrow afternoon at 1:10pm Pakistan time at the Asian Championships,” Nadeem said on X. “As always I would need your support and prayers,” he further added.
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Nadeem scores the highest on 21-member table followed by Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage with a throw of 83.71 meters and Japan’s Yuta Sakiyama with a throw of 81.36 meters.
The championship featuring over 2,000 athletes from 43 countries, who are competing across 45 track and field events is scheduled to take place from May 27 till May 31 at the Gumi Civic Stadium.
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Last year Arshad Nadeem made history at Paris Olympics by winning Pakistan’s first-ever athletics gold with a record-breaking javelin throw of 92.97 meters, ranking as the sixth-longest javelin throw in history.
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