DOHA: Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem has won the gold medal in the Javelin throw contest at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia, with his best throw reaching an impressive 83.05 meters.
According to details, Arshad Nadeem has won the gold medal for the second time in the Islamic Solidarity Games.
Another Pakistani athlete Mohammad Yasir has secured a Silver Medal by making a throw of 76.04 meters.
It is worth mentioning that Arshad Nadeem had also won the gold medal in the Olympic Games last year.
Coach of Olympian Arshad Nadeem gets lifetime ban
Last month, the Athletics Federation of Pakistan has banned Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem’s coach Salman Iqbal Butt, for life, while Syed Habib Shah has been banned for 10 years, for mismanagement and violation of the federation’s constitution.
Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem’s coach Salman Iqbal Butt, has been banned for life. Salman Butt will not be able to participate in any athletics-related activity.
According to sources, the decision has been informed to World Athletics, Asian Athletics and the Pakistan Sports Board.
Sources say that the Athletics Federation has also banned Syed Habib Shah for 10 years.
Salman Butt and Habib Shah were banned for mismanagement and violation of the constitution of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan. Both of them conducted unconstitutional and illegal elections of the Punjab Athletics Association.
The Athletics Federation of Pakistan also declared the Punjab Athletics Association elections null and void on August 31.
Salman Butt and Syed Habib Shah reported on the Punjab Athletics Association elections on August 29. The procedure for the Punjab Athletics elections violated the constitution of the Athletics Federation of Pakistan.
The Athletics Federation had directed the Punjab Athletics Association, through a letter on August 30, to adopt legal procedures for the elections.
Salman Iqbal Butt himself is among the signatories of the constitution of the Athletics Federation. The federation formed an inquiry committee to review the matter of the Punjab Athletics Association.
The inquiry committee had summoned Salman Butt and Habib Shah to present their position and justification, but neither appeared before the inquiry committee, while the committee submitted its report after reviewing the available records.
It may be recalled that Salman Iqbal Butt was appointed by AFP as Arshad Nadeem’s coach after the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, where Arshad came in fifth place in the javelin throw final.
