Tag: Gold Medal

  • ‘Where was the support when Arshad Nadeem didn’t have money to buy a javelin’: Mashal Khan slams govt

    ‘Where was the support when Arshad Nadeem didn’t have money to buy a javelin’: Mashal Khan slams govt

    Actress Mashal Khan strongly lashed out at the government over the lack of official support for athletes.
    Today Arshad Nadeem made history by winning an Olympic gold medal for Pakistan after 29 years, pulling off an Olympic record breaking 92.9 meters throw.

    Khan criticized the government for its lack of support for Arshad.

    She shared a story on her Instagram with the caption “Where was this support when didn’t have money to buy a javelin? Manipulative and opportunities. Not impressed, Yeah so the govt really doesn’t get to take credit.”

  • ‘Aap ka vision hai’; Rana Mashood lauds Shehbaz Sharif for Arshad Nadeem’s gold medal

    ‘Aap ka vision hai’; Rana Mashood lauds Shehbaz Sharif for Arshad Nadeem’s gold medal

    In a small clip that went viral on social media, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Mashood sings praises of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while he watches Pakistani champ Arshad Nadeem win the Olympics gold medal in the javelin throw.

    In the clip, Mashood congratulates Sharif while the Prime Minister jumps up from his seat in excitement as Arshad takes the gold medal. “This is your vision, sir. You gave him [Arshad Nadeem] a chance,” says Mashood while shaking Shehbaz Sharif’s hand.

    Mashood also posted on X to let the people know about the Prime Minister’s views: “It is a matter of pride for me that Allah Almighty made me a resource to discover a talented young man like Arshad Nadeem.”

    According to Rana’s official X account, the Prime Minister also recalled, “The harvest that was sown by the previous Punjab government’s Youth Festival, its wonderful fruits are raising the status of Pakistan.”

  • Celebrities go crazy after Arshad Nadeem’s historic Olympic gold medal

    Celebrities go crazy after Arshad Nadeem’s historic Olympic gold medal

    Arshad Nadeem made history by winning an Olympic gold medal for Pakistan after 29 years, after he pulled off an Olympic record breaking 92.9 meters throw.

    In a highly tough competition, India’s Neeraj Chopra who was defending his gold medal from Tokyo 2020 threw his best of 89.45 meters for silver, while Grenada’s Anderson Peters took bronze with a throw of 88.54 meters.

    The win has sent waves of happiness and pride across the country as celebrities and fans took to social media to congratulate Arshad on his historic performance.

    Many celebrities shared stories on their Instagram to congratulate and appreciate the national hero.

    Here are some stories shared by the celebrities:

  • Zainab Ali and Usman Qamar win gold at Special Olympics World Games

    Zainab Ali and Usman Qamar win gold at Special Olympics World Games

    Usman Qamar and Zainab Ali Raza of Pakistan won gold medals in the Special Olympics World Games 2023 being played in Germany.

    Usman Qamar also won the gold medal in a cycling competition.

    Qamar completed the distance of five km road race in seven minutes and 21.59 seconds. After the triumph, he said, “I had prepared hard for the World Games and I hoped that I would reach the victory stand but winning the gold medal is a dream come true. And I am also grateful to Special Olympic Pakistan who helped me a lot in my training and preparations”.

    Usman Qamar, who belongs to Islamabad, further said that he has been cycling since 2016 and attended two campuses for the World Games.

    Meanwhile, in the javelin men’s event of the 16th Special Olympic World Games of Athletics, Pakistan’s Umair Kayani won the gold medal with a throw of 38.81 meters, while Umaima Iftikhar of Pakistan won the silver medal with a throw of 10.47 meters in the women’s javelin event.

    The 25-year-old national athlete Umair Kayani from Wah Cantt called Commonwealth Games gold medalist Arshad Nadeem his idol.

    Umair’s Head Coach Irfan Anwar says that Umair is skilled in shot-put and javelin throwing since his early days and keeping this in mind for the World Games, his preparation has been going on for the past two years.

    The Head Coach hoped he will continue his streak of good performances in the shot put as well in the future as well and will win more honors and laurels for the country.

    The number of Golds for Pakistan is six now.

    Pakistan’s Saif Ullah won two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze medal in the powerlifting category of the ongoing Special Olympics in Berlin.

  • Haider Ali bags first-ever Paralympics gold for Pakistan

    Haider Ali bags first-ever Paralympics gold for Pakistan

    Paralympian Haider Ali made the country proud by winning the first-ever gold medal for Pakistan in Paralympics discus throw competition, with a top podium finish in the discus throw event at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Friday.

    Haider threw a 55.26 metres throw in his fifth attempt out of the total six he made to score the best distance.

    The silver medal was bagged by Ukraine’s Zhabnyak with a 52.43 metres throw, while Brazilian Teixeira de Souza won bronze with a 51.86 throw.

    Earlier, Haider had won two medals, a silver in Beijing and a Bronze in Rio in the long jump event for Pakistan.

    While talking to a local news publication, Ali said that having the uncertainty in training was tough, but then the second set of problems arose with having no support from the government of Pakistan in helping the para-athletes’ travel to Tokyo.

    Earlier the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Media Director Huma Beg had shared that the tickets for the athletes were also bought just a few days before their scheduled arrival in Tokyo. The committee did not have any backing from the government in sending the athletes to the Games, but then the Government of Punjab helped in the end in facilitating the tickets, and most of the preparation was done on self-help basis.

    Ali is acutely aware of the fact that Pakistan Government has not played the part that it should have.

    Along with Government of Pakistan and Paralympic Pakistan, many congratulated the athlete for his accomplishment.

    Soon after his win, Congratulations Pakistan started trending on Twitter and thousands of fans started congratulating him on Pakistani Twitter. Paralympics Pakistan shared a video of Pakistani Hero Ali thanking the people for their wishes.

  • Olympic gold medalist to be given new medal after mayor bit the first one

    Olympic gold medalist to be given new medal after mayor bit the first one

    Japanese softball player Miu Goto will have her Olympic gold medal replaced after a mayor controversially decided to bite the original medal.

    Tokyo Olympics officials say they’re replacing Goto’s gold medal after Takashi Kawamura, the mayor of her hometown of Nagoya, bit the first one during a ceremony despite Covid-19 concerns, BBC News reports. The International Olympic Committee is reportedly set to cover the costs.

     “With support from the International Olympic Committee and in line with her own intention, Goto’s medal is now set to be exchanged for a new one,” Tokyo organisers said, per Reuters. 

    Kawamura previously came under fire for taking off his mask to bite the medal, including from Toyota, which owns the softball team Goto plays for, NBC News reports.

    The company said it was “unfortunate that he was unable to feel admiration and respect for the athlete” and “extremely regrettable that he was unable to give consideration to infection prevention”. Kawamura apologised for acting in “an extremely inappropriate way,” adding, “I am fully aware that I should reflect on that.” 

  • British swimmer Tom Daley knits while watching Olympic springboard final

    British swimmer Tom Daley knits while watching Olympic springboard final

    British swimmer Tom Daley, the Olympic gold medalist, caused a stir among Olympic TV viewers watching the women’s 3m springboard final on Sunday morning, when the cameras panned to the spectator stands and caught Tom watching the action while knitting.

    Social media was deluged with images of the 27-year-old, wearing his Team GB kit and obligatory mask, wielding needles and purple wool in the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

    The moment came ahead of the third round of dives, shortly after China’s Shi Tingmao completed her second dive, cementing her lead. No British divers were competing.

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    “The one thing that has kept me sane throughout this whole process is my love for knitting and crochet and all things stitching,” Daley said in a video posted to his knitting and crochet account.

    He also made a little medal case to prevent it from any scratches. The pouch is emblazoned with the Union Jack on one side and the Japanese flag on the other.

    The British diver, who won his first Olympic gold alongside Matty Lee in the synchronised 10m platform event last Monday, has called knitting “his secret weapon”.