Speaking to Dawn.com from Paris, javelin superstar Arshad Nadeem had a message for the nation on Wednesday morning: “Thank you for your prayers, and please continue praying for my success in the final”.
A day earlier, the 27-year-old cruised into Thursday night’s final with a solid 86.59m throw, 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 in a video message sent to Dawn.com.
“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.”
The final will be on Thursday, August 8 at 11:25pm PST.
“Please continue praying for me so I can perform my best and win a medal for Pakistan.”
