Tokyo Olympics: Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem and India's Neeraj Chopra in the final of the javelin throw

The match between Pakistan and India on the field of play is considered to be one of the toughest in the world.

In cricket, due to the political situation, bilateral matches between India and Pakistan are rarely seen, but in international competitions, the interest of the fans of both countries is very high.

The Tokyo Olympics have given fans in both countries a chance to warm their blood as the Indian and Pakistani athletes face off in the final round of a sporting event in Asia on August 7 (Saturday). I'm not very popular, Javelin Throw.

Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem will face top athletes from around the world as well as 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra of India in the final of the javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics on August 7.

The final will be played at 4 pm Pakistan time.

Arshad and Neeraj are hoping to win medals for their respective countries in the javelin throw.

A total of 12 athletes have qualified for the final, but Arshad, 24, had the best throw in Group B, while Indian athlete Neeraj topped Group A with a throw of 86.85 meters.

With a throw of 85.16 meters, Arshad Nadeem was third in the group stage but there are other world-renowned athletes in the competition whose individual records are much better than Arshad and Neeraj.

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Some users on social media are likening the javelin throw at the Olympics to 'India-Pakistan Takre'.

In such a situation, a picture is being shared in which Arshad and Neeraj are bowing and shaking hands in respect of each other.

This picture is of the 2018 Asian Games where Neeraj won a gold medal in the javelin throw while Arshad won a bronze medal.

Although the Athletics Federation of India shared the photo and wrote a positive message, "Let's celebrate the success of the national champions of India and Pakistan in the javelin throw." Are compared to

Neeraj did not qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics. His throw was 82.37 meters while he had to throw 83 meters to qualify.

Neeraj won a gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games with a throw of 82.23 meters.

In 2017, he won a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships with a throw of 85.23 meters. In June of this year, Neeraj also won a gold medal in the competitions held in Lisbon, Portugal.

During the Indian Grand Prix in March this year in India, he threw 88.07 meters in Patiala. This is considered to be his best performance. The idea is that if they repeat the same performance, they will be able to win medals for India.

Arshad Nadeem: Mian Channu's cricketer who became an athlete?

Arshad Nadeem is the first Pakistani athlete in the history of the Olympics to qualify directly for the Olympics based on his performance rather than an 'invitation quota' or a wild card and his 'last hope' of winning a medal for Pakistan at the Tokyo Olympics. It is being declared.

This is the first time that a Pakistani athlete will take part in the finals of track competition.

The distance Arshad threw in the qualifying round was not the best performance of his career as he set a new South Asian Games record in 2019 by throwing a distance of 86.29 meters in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Based on that performance, he also qualified directly for the Tokyo Olympics.

He hails from Chak No. 101-15L, a village near Mian Channu.

His father is a mason but he has encouraged his son every step of the way.

His coach Rashid Ahmed Saqi told jaanisports that the boy had been interested in sports from the beginning. At that time, his focus was more on cricket and he was very serious about becoming a cricketer, but at the same time, he also took an active part in athletics. He was the best athlete in his school. "

Rasheed Ahmed Saqi says, “I remember one day his father came to me and said that Arshad Nadeem is now with you, this is your son. I took charge of their training and kept sending them to participate in various athletics competitions in Punjab. Arshad won the Punjab Youth Festival and other provincial competitions.

"Arshad Nadeem used to take part in the shot put, discus throw, and other events, but I saw his height and prepared him for the javelin throw," he says.