Key Takeaways
- Arshad Nadeem finished fourth in the Asian Games javelin throw final.
- Sri Lanka's Ramesh Pathirage won the gold medal with a throw of 88.55 meters.
- Nadeem previously missed out on a medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Pakistan's Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem failed to secure a medal in the Asian Games javelin throw final, finishing fourth with a throw of 80.29 meters.
Nadeem completed only two of his six attempts, with his best effort of 80.29 meters proving insufficient to secure a podium finish.
Sri Lanka's Ramesh Pathirage clinched the gold medal with an impressive throw of 88.55 meters, while India's Yashvir Singh took second place with 85.14 meters.
Nadeem's first attempt was 76.69 meters, but his second was invalid. He made a comeback in the third round with a throw of 80.29 meters, which was his best effort of the competition.
Subsequently, his fourth, fifth, and sixth attempts were also invalid, leaving him with only two valid throws in the final.
Muhammad Yasir, another Pakistani athlete, also competed in the javelin throw final but failed to make it into medal contention, finishing ninth.
Yasir’s first throw was invalid, while his best throw of 73.50 meters placed him ninth out of 14 athletes.
This result is particularly significant for Nadeem, as he had previously missed out on a medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, finishing ninth with a best throw of 77.41 meters.
At the Paris Olympics 2024, Nadeem won a gold medal for Pakistan, setting a new Olympic record in the javelin throw.
