Pakistani javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has won his country's first Olympic medal since 1992 after an Olympic record throw of 92.97 meters.

In doing so, Nadeem becomes the first athlete from Pakistan to ever win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event.

The feat prompted praise from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who said: "You've made a whole nation proud young man."

"On August 14, we are going to celebrate our Independence Day, and this is a special gift to the nation from me," Nadeem said when asked by DW what the medal means to him and Pakistan. "We will all celebrate this medal together when I'm back in Pakistan."

Of his record effort, Nadeem........

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