Listen to articlePakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem has called on the nation to pray for his success as he prepares for the final round of the men’s javelin throw competition at the Paris Olympics 2024. Nadeem qualified for the final round on Tuesday with an impressive 86.59-metre throw in the qualifying round. Athletes needed to throw a minimum distance of 84 metres to advance to the final, which is scheduled for Thursday. “I have qualified for the final of the Paris Olympics 2024 as a result of your prayers,” Nadeem said in a video message uploaded on his Instagram account. The last time Pakistan won a medal at the Olympics was in 1992 in Barcelona, when the field hockey team secured bronze.
