Arshad Nadeem, the Olympic gold medallist from the Paris Games, is set to arrive in Pakistan tonight. A grand reception, including a Punjab Police band, awaits him at Lahore Airport at around 1am. Lahore Police have decided to provide Nadeem with a historic VVIP protocol. Over 150 police officers and personnel will be deployed for his security, with an elite …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari announced on Saturday that Arshad Nadeem would be awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his record performance in the Paris Olympics 2024. The superstar athlete set a new Olympic record on Thursday in the men’s javelin final in Paris and won Pakistan’s first gold medal in 40 years. Achieving a monstrous throw of 92.97 metres on his second attempt, …
China’s anti-doping watchdog has called for an independent investigation into the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s cover-up of drug rule violations after the international governing body for clean sports accused the USADA of serious breach of the global anti-doping code. In a statement released on Wednesday, the World Anti-Doping Agency revealed that since 2011, there have been at least three cases …
PARIS: Arshad Nadeem’s historic gold medal win at the Paris Olympics has garnered widespread congratulations from President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, leaders of the armed forces, and other national leaders. President Zardari lauded Arshad Nadeem for his record-setting javelin throw, describing it as a monumental feat that brought honor to the entire nation. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif …
PARIS : Arshad Nadeem cruised to the Olympic javelin final with a solid 86.59m throw in Tuesday’s qualifier round at Stade de France, keeping the nation’s hopes for an Olympic medal well and alive. His season best throw, the first and only of the qualifier, ranks him fourth heading into Thursday’s night finals. Reigning Olympic and world champion India’s Neeraj Chopra led …
In the workshop of Xiangxing Group, a bag and luggage manufacturer located in Fuqing city, a county-level city administered by Fuzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, production was in full swing to meet increasing market demand. Xiangxing Group gained widespread attention after a video about a Beijing 2008 Olympic backpack still in use during the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games becoming …
China’s Pan Zhanle set a new world record as he stormed to victory in the men’s 100m freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Pan touched the wall in 46.40 seconds, more than a second ahead of Australian Kyle Chalmers, who took silver. Romania’s David Popovici claimed bronze, one hundredth of a second further back. Pan’s time eclipsed his …
China’s Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani won the women’s synchronised 3m springboard event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. This victory marks the first gold medal for the Chinese diving “Dream Team” and China’s second overall at the Paris Games. “We have experienced many ups and downs in the past five years together, and we finally got the reward at …
Liu Yukun won the men’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions shooting final at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on Thursday, to earn China’s 10th gold medal in the French capital. The 27-year-old’s victory also marks the country’s fourth gold in shooting at this year’s Games. Liu set the world record in the event when he scored 468.9 points at the ISSF …