Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Pakistan may be showering its Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem with cash prizes and other valuable awards, but his father-in-law has decided to gift the burly javelin thrower a buffalo as it suits his rural upbringing and tradition. Muhammad Nawaz told local media in Nadeem’s village on Sunday that gifting a buffalo is considered “very valuable” and “honourable” in his village.
Nadeem won the javelin throw event in Paris with an Olympic record of 92.97 metres, displacing India’s Neeraj Chopra into second place. “Nadeem is also proud of his roots and despite the success, his home remains his village and he still lives with his parents and siblings,” Nawaz said. The father-in-law added that he had four sons and three daughters, and his youngest daughter Ayesha was married to Nadeem.
Nawaz also revealed that the couple has two sons and a daughter. Nadeem, who hails from rural Khanewal in Punjab, had very little means to train and travel abroad to participate in competitions and his fellow villagers and relatives donated money so that he could compete abroad in his early years. Nawaz also said that when he decided to marry his daughter to Nadeem, he was a man of limited means but had the desire to succeed in the sports for which he used to train in the village fields.
“When we decided to marry our daughter to Nadeem six years ago, he used to do odd jobs and errands but he was passionate about his sport and constantly practised javelin throwing at home and in the field,” Nawaz said.
Nawaz added that he was very happy with Nadeem’s success and fame, adding that the javelin thrower, who became the country’s first individual medallist, was very respectful towards everyone. “Whenever he comes to our house, he never complains about anything and eats whatever is available at home,” he said. “Two of his children have started going to the local primary school in the village, while one of his children is still very young.”
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