Salman Iqbal, the coach of Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, has strongly defended his ward in response to the Pakistan Sports Board's (PSB) demand for an explanation following the javelin thrower's 10th-place finish at the World Championships in Tokyo.

The state-run PSB asked Iqbal to give an explanation for Nadeem's performance and also a run-down on his training schedules and money spent on him. Arshad finished 10th in the 12-man final, settling for a best effort of 82.75m in the final after having struggled in the qualification.

Iqbal, in his sharp reply sent to the PSB, reminded that every top athlete goes through a bad patch and can have a lean period now and then.

Iqbal revealed in his response to the PSB how the Pakistan Amateur Athletics Federation has totally disa

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