Key Takeaways
- Arshad Nadeem secured fourth place in the men’s javelin throw final at the 2026 Asian Games.
- Nadeem’s best throw was 80.29 metres, falling short of the gold medal.
- He won Pakistan’s first Olympic gold at Paris 2024, ending a 40-year wait.
Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem finished fourth in the men’s javelin throw final at the 2026 Asian Games, missing out on a medal with a best throw of 80.29 metres.
Nadeem recorded 76.69 metres on his first attempt, but his second throw was ruled invalid. He improved to 80.29 metres in the third round, which remained his best effort of the competition.
His fourth, fifth, and sixth attempts were also invalid, leaving him with only two valid throws out of six.
Sri Lanka’s Ramesh Pathirage won the gold medal with a throw of 88.55 metres, followed by India’s Yashvir Singh with silver and Rohit Yadav with bronze.
Muhammad Yasir, another Pakistani athlete, finished ninth among 14 competitors with a best throw of 73.50 metres.
Nadeem’s fourth-place finish comes after he also missed out on a medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he finished ninth with a best throw of 77.41 metres.
His second-round throw was his only valid mark among three attempts.
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Nadeem won Pakistan’s first individual Olympic gold medal in athletics, ending the country’s 40-year wait for an Olympic gold.
He set an Olympic record with a throw of 92.97 metres on his second attempt.
