Pakistan’s Olympic hero Arshad Nadeem voiced frustration over `fake` promises made by the government in the wake of his historic gold-medal win at the Paris Olympics in 2024. Nadeem, who became the first Pakistani athlete to win an Olympic gold in track and field, claimed that several land rewards announced after his victory have yet to materialise.

However, Geo TV quoted him as saying that while he received all the announced cash rewards, ‘every plot announcement was false. I haven’t received a single one.’ “Out of all the prize announcements made for me, all the plot announcements were fake, which I did not receive. Apart from that, I have received all the cash prizes that were announced,” Geo TV quoted him as saying.

Nadeem etched his name in history books with a javelin throw of 92.97 meters at the Stade de France in August 2024, setting a new Olympic record and outshining reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra of India, who settled for silver.