Updated On: 13 August, 2024 02:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Nawaz stated that he is very happy with Arshad Nadeem`s success and fame. Being the first individual medallist from Pakistan makes it very respectable towards everyone, feels Nadeem`s father-in-law. Coming from a rural area of Khandelwal in Punjab, Arshad Nadeem faced many struggles in training and travelling for competitions

Arshad Nadeem (Pic: File Pic)
In the Paris Olympics 2024, Pakistan`s Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal in the men`s javelin throw event. Following his victory, Nadeem is receiving gifts and cash awards, but his father-in-law decides to gift him a buffalo.
It is said that buffalo is considered very valuable and honourable in Arshad Nadeem`s village.