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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s superstar athlete Arshad Nadeem in a video message from Paris asked the nation for prayers ahead of the javelin final at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
“Thank you for your prayers, and please continue praying for my success in the final,” he said in a video message on Wednesday.
A day earlier, the 27-year-old cruised into Thursday night’s final with a solid 86.59m throw at the Stade de France, his first and only attempt of the qualifier round, which was also his season’s best. Assalamo alaikum, Allah has blessed me with a lot of honour, thanks to your prayers,” he said.
“I have qualified for the [javelin] finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics; this is the result of your prayers,” he said.
“I’m ecstatic that with the help of your prayers, I qualified for the final in my first throw only,” Nadeem said, now Pakistan’s sole medal-winning chance as the last athlete to compete in Paris. “Please continue praying for me.”
