Pakistan: Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem has been honoured with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Sports Award in the Global Breakthrough Athlete category at the World Sports Summit. Nadeem received the accolade in recognition of his historic performance at the Paris Olympics, where he clinched the gold medal with a record-breaking throw of 92.97 metres, setting new Olympic and world records.

According to Radio Pakistan, his effort surpassed the previous Olympic mark held by Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen for 16 years and marked Pakistan’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in javelin throw. Established in 2008, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Sports Award recognises exceptional sporting achievements and contributions worldwide.

Nadeem was the only Pakistani athlete represented at this year’s summit, which brought together leading figures from the global sports industry.