Paris Olympic javelin champion becomes a millionaire

He received 150 million Pakistani rupees from the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and 100 million from Maryam Nawaz, the first female prime minister of Pakistan’s most populous state – Punjab, where the champion hails from. Nawaz also visited the javelin thrower’s native village in Mian Channu district and met his family.

The Poles were eliminated in the qualifiers

The amount is not accidental, because Pakistan is currently inhabited by more than 250 million people.

In Paris, the Pakistani overtook the world and Tokyo Games champion, Indian Neeraj Chopra (89.45) and the representative of Grenada, Anderson Peters (88.54). Marcin Krukowski and Cyprian Mrzygłód were eliminated in the qualifying round.

Nadeem will have his own postage stamp

Nadeem also received a car with a special license plate: “PAK 92.97”, referring to the Olympic record. He will also be honored by the national postal service with a commemorative stamp.

His coach Salman Iqbal Butt must be satisfied with PKR 5 million (US$ 18,000).

This is the first medal for Pakistan in 40 years

The javelin thrower won Pakistan’s first Olympic gold medal in 40 years. In 1984, the field hockey team won the Olympic championship.

The national team in this discipline was the last to reach the podium before Paris – as bronze medalists at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.