PARIS – Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem has qualified for the medal round of javelin throw competition at Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
Nadeem, who was placed in Group B, needed to throw at least 84 meters to secure a direct spot in the final.
The Pakistani player qualified for the final round by throwing 86.59 meters on his first attempt. He will now be in action in the medal round on August 8.
This will be Arshad Nadeem’s second consecutive final at the Olympics, as he finished in fifth place at the Tokyo Olympics.
On the other hand, Neeraj Chopra from India, who was also in Group B, qualified for the javelin throw final by throwing 89.34 meters on his first attempt.
