From mud brick house to Olympic podium, Arshad Nadeem is unlikely Pakistani hero

LAHORE, Pakistan: Arshad Nadeem’s home village erupted into rapturous celebrations after he clinched Pakistan’s first Olympic medal in athletics, winning gold in the men’s Javelin and knocking defending champion Neeraj Chopra of arch-rival India into second place.

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