Olympic javelin gold medalist Arshad Nadeem received a total of 250 million rupees (Rs 7.52cr) on Tuesday as Pakistan continued to celebrate his record-breaking throw at the Paris Games.

Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, announced 150 million rupees (R4.51cr) for Nadeem at a special ceremony to honour the star athlete in Islamabad. Sharif’s announcement came hours after Punjab’s chief minister Mariam Nawaz visited Nadeem’s house in a village in the Mian Channu district and presented him with a check for 100 million rupees (Rs 3.01cr).