LAHORE (Kashmir English): Pakistan’s Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem is determined to repeat history at the Commonwealth Games starting July 23.
The 29-year-old, who won the javelin throw gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with a record throw of 90.18 metres, left for Switzerland on Monday to participate in an international contest prior to the Commonwealth Games being staged in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2.
“Had prepared well for Commonwealth Games”
Arshad said that he had prepared well for the Commonwealth Games.
“I am going to feature in an event in Switzerland before a major competition like the Commonwealth Games. I participate in an event before any big contest, which gives me an idea about my strength and preparation for the forthcoming major event,” the Mian Channu-born athlete said while talking to media before his departure.
His 92.97-metre throw at Paris 2024 remains an Olympic as well as Asian record.
Recalling the memories of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the star athlete said: “Four years after I broke the Commonwealth Games record, I remain in the same position. There is also pressure on me that I have been the champion for four years and now I will need to again do well to retain the title.”
Arshad became the first-ever Pakistan athlete to directly qualify for the Olympics in 2024. He said the competition in Glasgow would be tough.
He said that recently Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga made an impressive throw of 86.57 metres at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet believing that the competition in Glasgow will be tough.
