At the Paris Olympics, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan claimed gold in the javelin throw, defeating India’s Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic and world champion.
Nadeem’s outstanding performance included two record-breaking throws, 92.97m and 91.79m, setting a new Olympic record.
Neeraj Chopra, despite delivering his season’s best and second-best career throw of 89.45m, had to settle for silver, which marked India’s best result in Paris.