The Board of Directors of Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) has decided not to promote national hero and Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem to 19th grade.
According to Samaa News, LESCO Sports Board had recommended promoting Arshad Nadeem from 18th to 19th grade, but the chairman of the new board has yet to agree.
According to the rules, a sportsman can get promoted to a maximum grade of 18. The LESCO board says that the rules have to be changed to promote Arshad Nadeem.
It has been decided that the summary should be sent to the Water and Power Development Authority Pakistan (WAPDA) Sports Board for Nadeem’s promotion.
Earlier, a ceremony was organized at the WAPDA House in honour of the Javelin Hero and other Olympians. Chairman WAPDA Sajjad Ghani awarded Arshad Nadeem a reward of 50 lakh rupees.
Arshad Nadeem, who gave Pakistan a historic victory in the Paris Olympics, has been showered with gifts and cash prizes since he created history. Among the cars and plots was an unusual gift: a buffalo from his father-in-law.
When Arshad’s wife was asked about the animal in an interview yesterday, she said, “I also came to know about my father’s buffalo gift after listening to news.”
Meanwhile, Arshad said humorously, “When I learned about my father-in-law’s announcement, I told my wife that he gave the buffalo as a gift. He is so rich that he could have given five to six acres of land, but I know that my wife has not told this to her father yet.”
Arshad won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on August 8, Pakistan’s first in 32 years after 1992.
Is there anything he can’t and won’t do? Pakistani javelin athlete Arshad Nadeem has announced to give 100 laptops to students.
On Independence Day, the Javelin star participated as a special guest at the Governor’s House in Karachi. Famous singer Atif Aslam performed in this grand show to celebrate the day.
Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori thanked those who participated in the Independence Day celebrations and paid tributes to Arshad.
In a press conference, Arshad Nadeem announced the gift of 100 laptops to IT students, saying, “There is a gift of 100 laptops for the students from my side. The kindness of the governor of Sindh has given me so much respect; the whole nation is giving me a lot of love and affection.”
Javelin hero Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on August 8. This was Pakistan’s first medal in 32 years after 1992.
Renowned Indian actress Sonam Bajwa has extended congratulations to Pakistani javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem for winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Arshad Nadeem made history by claiming the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw final, marking Pakistan’s first individual Olympic gold in 40 years. He set a new Olympic record with a throw of 92.97 meters. India’s Neeraj Chopra took the silver medal in the same event.
Sonam used Punjabi to say, “Wadhaiyan, Mubarakan,” conveying that he truly deserved this victory.
In his Instagram post celebrating the win, Nadeem thanked Allah and expressed gratitude to his nation and parents for their support. Arshad Nadeem’s achievement is a significant milestone, as the last gold medal for Pakistan was won by the hockey team in the 1984 Olympics.
The Paris 2024 Olympics have been full of unforgettable moments, from Yusuf Dikec’s swag to Arshad Nadeem’s historic Javelin throw. Here are the best moments of the event:
Pakistani javelin star Arshad Nadeem was competing against the world’s top Javelin players, including India’s Neeraj Chopra, who already had a lead of 9-0 against Arshad. It looked like Arshad would win a medal, but bronze or silver. But that was the day of Arshad, and his second throw was 92.97 meters, claiming the gold medal and the record for the highest throw in Olympic history.
This was an epic moment, and the Pakistani nation was cheering on this success because this was Pakistan’s first medal in 32 years after 1992.
Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec became a viral sensation at the Paris Olympics. He won a silver medal in the Mixed 50-meter Pistol event, but his unique style made him stand out. Unlike other shooters who wore ear protectors and special lenses, Dikec only wore his prescription glasses and a t-shirt with pants. He even kept his non-shooting hand in his pocket while aiming and firing. His unusual approach quickly made him famous on social media and turned him into the face of many memes.
Kim Ye-ji, a South Korean Olympic sharpshooter who won a silver medal in the women’s 10-meter air pistol, became an internet sensation on Wednesday. She was recognized as the breakout style star of the Paris Games.
Wearing a black South Korean uniform zipped up to her neck, a baseball hat, and wire-rimmed shooting glasses, the 31-year-old looked very calm in videos showing her and her teammate achieving the top two shooting scores at the Olympics on Sunday.
After her win, a 27-second clip of Kim calmly aiming, shooting, and checking her record-breaking score went viral.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who faced racist attacks about her gender, won the gold medal in the women’s boxing competition. In the final of the 66 kg category, Imane beat China’s Yang Liu 5-0. She had been targeted by racist comments questioning her gender after Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew from their fight just 46 seconds in.
5- Zhou medal confusion
Zhou Yaqin was confused when she saw her fellow medalists biting and copying their medals. After winning silver in the balance beam final, the 18-year-old Chinese gymnast went viral. At her first ever Games, she saw Italians Alice D’Amato and Manila Esposito biting their gold and bronze medals. Zhou quickly brought her medal to her mouth but didn’t bite it, thinking it was something all medal winners had to do.
Novak Djokovic, a 37-year-old from Serbia, had already achieved a lot in his tennis career: he won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, became the world No. 1, and earned over $180 million in prize money. However, he was deeply emotional when he finally won the only major award missing from his achievements—a gold medal at the Olympics.
Usually calm, Djokovic knelt on the clay at Roland Garros, trembling and shaking. He sat on the bench and cried, his body shaking with emotion.
7-Armand Duplantis winning celebration
Armand Duplantis, also known as Mondo, had already won his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the men’s pole vault. Despite this, the crowd of about 75,000 at the Stade de France in St.-Denis wasn’t ready to leave. At 24, Duplantis was now trying to set a world record for the ninth time since 2020.
His success came from his great skill and intelligent choices. Although he grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, he competes for Sweden, his mother’s native country, which picks its team without needing Olympic trials. With a bonus of up to $100,000 for setting a world record, he carefully raises the record by just a centimetre each time. On Monday, he tried to clear a height of 6.25 meters (20 feet 6 inches). He missed twice and fell on his third try, but the bar stayed in place. He had set another record, though it was just a tiny improvement.
8-Rebeca Andrade Queen moment
Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles had a plan. They both wanted to be on the top of the medal stand after the final gymnastics event, the floor exercise. But Biles, the favourite, made a few mistakes, and Chiles made a few more. So, Rebeca Andrade from Brazil ended up winning the gold medal instead.
After Chiles got her bronze medal (which was temporary) and Biles got her silver, Andrade was introduced as the Olympic champion. As she walked to the podium, making history as the first all-Black medalists in Olympic gymnastics, Biles and Chiles kneeled and bowed to her. They later called her a queen.
9- Chinese Badminton Player Receives Wedding Proposal
Chinese Olympian Huang Ya Qiong won a gold medal and got a marriage proposal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 30-year-old badminton player and her partner Zheng Siwei won gold in mixed doubles by beating the South Korean team Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun on August 2. After the medal ceremony, Huang’s teammate Liu Yuchen surprised her with flowers and proposed to her in front of the crowd at La Chapelle Arena.
10-North Korean and South Korean player’s podium selfie
After the mixed doubles table tennis final, athletes from North and South Korea put their differences aside and took a selfie on the podium. North Korea won silver, and South Korea won gold. The viral photo showed how sports can bring people together.
The United States has established supremacy in the Paris Olympics 2024 by taking the first position on the table after winning the gold medal in women’s basketball, tying with China’s 40 gold medals.
The United States won 126 medals at the event, followed by China with 91 and Japan with 45, including 20 gold medals.
The last gold medal match of the Paris Olympics was the France-USA women’s basketball final. America won by a score of 66-67 in the thrilling decider.
On the medals table, Pakistan ranked 62nd while India was 71st. Athletes from 90 out of 206 countries won medals.
Pakistan Javelin star Arshad Nadeem, who won the gold medal for Pakistan in the Paris Olympics, is being honoured with prizes worth crores of rupees from all over Pakistan.
Talking to the local media, Arshad Nadeem’s father-in-law, Muhammad Nawaz, expressed happiness over his son-in-law’s gold medal win.
Arshad’s father-in-law said, “I am pleased that Arshad won the gold medal, and I will grandly welcome my son-in-law, showering him with flowers. I will give a buffalo to Arshad as a gift.”
Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal for Pakistan in the Paris Olympics 2024 in the Javelin competition.
Journalist Mansoor Ali Khan has taken exception towards political parties, particularly Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on his podcast, criticising them for trying to take credit for Arshad Nadeem’s big win at Olympics 2024.
“Imran Khan closed down all the departments. Go and take a look to find out how many athletes left sports in Khan’s era,” exclaimed Mansoor when he recalled that PTI supporters were crediting Imran Khan for supporting Arshad.
Mansoor stated that Khan hurt Pakistan’s sports industry at unprecedented levels. Meanwhile, the journalist also lashed out at the ruling PML-N for doing the same.
He recalled the poor facilities of professional swimming sports in Punjab, underscoring that the government had done nothing to support the athletes.
Olympics gold medalist Arshad Nadeem will return home tonight after his record breaking javelin gold medal. His success is being celebrated across the country, with Pakistanis eager to welcome their hero.
The Olympic gold medalist will arrive from Istanbul at Lahore Airport at 1:00 am tonight. Apart from the Pakistan Olympics Association, government officials will also welcome him.
He pulled off an Olympic record-breaking throw of 92.97 meters in the javelin competition, the first time in the 77-year history of Pakistan that a single man has won a gold medal for the country. Arshad is being showered with love, praise and monetary gifts.
Preparations are in full swing to welcome back javelin star Arshad Nadeem, who won a gold medal for Pakistan in the Paris Olympics 2024, the country’s first in almost 40 years. On the other hand, the Federal Board of Revenue will certainly be busy preparing a tax sheet for the prize money the star athlete has received.
How much tax will Arshad have to pay on the money he has received as a reward for his hard work and without any government support?
The World Athletes Federation has given Arshad Nadeem a reward of one crore 40 lakh rupees. Gifts of cash, apartments, and cars have been announced for him from all over Pakistan, for a total prize money of more than 20 crores till now.
According to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), players are required to pay tax on prize money or lottery winnings. The tax rate is different for filers and non-filers. A filer has to pay 15 percent of the total amount, while a non-filer has to pay 30 percent of the amount.
Arshad will receive a total prize money of over 20 crores in the form of cash prizes, apartments and cars. If he isva filer, he will have to pay three crore rupees on the prize money, while if he is not a filer, he will have to pay six crore.
Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz announced 10 crore rupees for the national hero, the Sindh government five crore, the World Athletes Federation one crore 40 lahks, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, cricketer Ahmed Shehzad and a singer gave a total of 30 lakh while Salman Iqbal of ARY has announced an apartment in ARY Laguna for the historic victory of Olympian Arshad Nadeem.
