Pakistan’s sole hope for an Olympic medal Arshad Nadeem is set to compete on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics Games 2024 in the javelin throw qualification event.

“Pray for me so that I can perform better and qualify for the final,” he told Aaj News.

Pakistan’s hero has been placed alongside India’s Olympian Neeraj Chopra, who would be defending his medal, in Group B, along with other 32 contenders.

Other throwers in Group B are World No 5 Edis Matusevicius, World No 6 Anderson Peters, and Germany’s Max Dehning, who has thrown the javelin over 90 metres this year at an event.

The Group B action would begin at 2:50pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST) where Nadeem is scheduled to throw fifth. An athlete has to make a minimum throw of 84 metres to cement their place in the final round where they would compete for the medal.

As many as 12 athletes would make their way to the final round. If 12 athletes cannot meet the 84-metre mark, the ones with the best throws would be qualified for the medal round.

In the Tokyo Olympics, Nadeem finished fifth with a javelin throw of 84.62 meters while Indian player Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal with a throw of 87.58 metres. Nadeem won the silver medal in the World Athletics Championship.

“All attention is focused on tomorrow’s game. I am fully fit and focused on game,” Nadeem said.

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On Sunday, Pakistani sharpshooter GM Bashir failed to qualify for the final round of the shooting competitions at the Olympic Games in Paris. Bashir scored 581 points in the qualifications, finishing 15th and missing out on the final by just four points. The cutoff score to make the final was 585.28 points.

Last week, Pakistan’s sole female Olympic marksman, Kishmala Talat, was eliminated from the event after finishing 22nd in the Women’s 25m Pistol event. Her compatriot Faiqa Riaz also failed to progress in her competitions.