SUKKUR: The Sindh government spokesperson and Sukkur Mayor Barrister Arsalan Islam Shaikh announced awarded a gold crown to Arshad Nadeem.

Shaikh also announced that the under-construction new sports stadium in Sukkur will be name after Nadeem to honour his remarkable achievement, he added.

The 27-year-old javelin thrower became the first-ever individual athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in Pakistan’s history last night

In a video statement, Shaikh extended an invitation to Nadeem to visit Sukkur, where he will be bestow with the gold crown upon arrival

He noted that currently, every Pakistani is rejoicing as he has broken a world record, making every countryman proud

The mayor praised the athlete, saying: “He has given a beautiful gift to Pakistan.”

The historic 92.97-meter throw has put the Pakistani player in sixth place in the list of all-time best javelin throws. Czech Republic’s Jan Zelezny stands on top in the list with the world record of 98.48 metres throw that he accomplished in 1996.

Whereas, the best Olympics throw was 90.57, held by ­Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen in Beijing Olympics 2008.

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