Newly crowned Olympic champion in men’s javelin throw Arsahd Nadeem has been rewarded with 10 million Pakistan rupees and a car. These rewards have come from the Punjab province government of Pakistan.

According to a PTI report  Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz handed Nadeem the cash prize and the car keys when she visited Nadeem’s village in Mian Chunnu to meet him and his family.

“Arshad deserves everything he gets because he has brought so much joy and pride to the nation,” she said.

Flanked by Nadeem’s parents, the CM handed the keys of the new car to the athlete with a special number plate of 92.97 which is the distance he threw to set a new Olympic record while winning gold in Paris.

The deputy commissioner, who accompanied Maryam Nawaz, said that the cheque and car were all prepared in record time on the instructions of the CM who wanted to meet Nadeem.

“She gave orders for the special number plate as well,” he said.

The CM also gave away a cheque of 50 lakh rupees to Nadeem’s coach Salman Iqbal Butt before flying back to Lahore.

Nadeem also has won silver medal in World Championships, a Commonwealth Games gold medal, bronze medal at the Asian Games.

(with inputs from PTI)