Arshad Nadeem, from Pakistan, competed in the men's javelin throw final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Thursday, August 8, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.

He celebrated after winning the men's javelin throw final.

Pakistani people watched the final competition of Arshad Nadeem in the men's javelin throw on a TV screen in the Khanewal District of Punjab province.

Silver medalist Neeraj Chopra, from India, celebrated after the men's javelin throw final.

Anderson Peters, from Grenada, also competed in the men's javelin throw final.

Arshad Nadeem reacted after a throw during the final.

The rivalry between India and Pakistan, well-known in cricket, extended to the javelin throw at the Paris Olympics.

Fans from both countries were present in abundance at the Stade de France.

Nadeem set a new Olympic record with a throw of 92.

97 meters in his second attempt, breaking the old mark of 90.

57 meters set by Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway in 2008.

Chopra took silver with a season-best throw of 89.

45 meters, and Anderson Peters took bronze with a throw of 88.

54 meters.

Nadeem expressed his happiness at seeing Chopra earn silver and mentioned that people back home in Pakistan and even in India were eager to see them compete.

This was the first-ever gold medal in track and field for Pakistan.

Nadeem was Pakistan's flag bearer during the opening ceremony in Paris.

He played age-group cricket at the state level before taking up throwing sports, starting with shot put and discus.

He mentioned that not becoming a cricketer was the best thing that happened to him, as he wouldn't have been in the Olympics otherwise.