Hurrah, Arshad Nadeem! Pakistan prides itself on the Olympic achievement of Mian Channu-born athlete who made history by individually winning a gold medal for Pakistan in 40 years. This laurel also brought to an end a drought prevalent for 32 years as Pakistan had been nowhere on the podium of celebrations since the 1992 Barcelona Games where they had won a hockey bronze. The 27-year javelin giant surprised the pundits of the game too as he finished with a mammoth 92.97m off his second throw in the final round, leaving behind his competitors in gaze. He also went on to erase the existing record of 90.57m set by Andreas Thorkildsen of the Netherlands at Beijing 2008. The gold for Pakistan is a spectacular déjà vu of the........

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