Arshad Nadeem has been bestowed with a number of honours and rewards after his javelin throw gold at Paris Olympics 2024. From PKR 150 million to gold crowns and civil awards, Nadeem has obtained immense tribute from his nation. However none have created as many headlines because the distinctive reward that his father-in-law had gifted him. Arshad’s father-in-law – the daddy of his spouse Ayesha – gifted the star athlete a buffalo. Now, Nadeem and his spouse have joked in regards to the reward, with Nadeem requesting one thing else as a substitute.
“It is only a buffalo, he might’ve given me 5 acres of land as a substitute!” joked Nadeem, in an interview to Pakistan-based information channel ARY Information, a lot to the amusement of the interviewer.
“However I assumed, ‘okay, a buffalo just isn’t unhealthy both'”, he added.
Arshad Nadeem’s response on his father gifting him a buffalo after successful the Gold medal
He wished 5-6 acre plot from his father-in-law and never a buffalo. Man, he is so easy #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/EzRv68GyAl
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) August 16, 2024
Nadeem’s spouse Ayesha admitted that her father had not advised her in regards to the reward, and that she had learnt about it from an interview.
“I didn’t know both, I received to know from an interview,” stated Ayesha.
“I advised her ‘He is so wealthy and he gave me a buffalo?’ I requested her to inform him to offer 5-6 acres of land, however she hasn’t but!,” joked Nadeem.
Arshad Nadeem showered with prizes
After his 92.97m Olympic document throw earned him gold, Arshad Nadeem has obtained a hero’s welcome upon his return to Pakistan.
On Tuesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif introduced a grand reward of PKR 150 million to Nadeem, in addition to a civil award. Chief Minister of the province of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, awarded Nadeem PKR 10 million, in addition to a Honda Civic Automotive with a specifically stylized quantity plate studying ‘PAK 92.97’.
Nadeem beat India’s Neeraj Chopra to the gold medal at Paris Olympics 2024, the primary time he had overwhelmed Neeraj in ten javelin contests.
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