Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and Asian Championship 2023 bronze medallist Yasir Sultan finished first and second at the ongoing Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh.

Arshad and Yasir were the center of attention in the javelin throw final at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium as they were coming in with the best recod of throws in the season.

Arshad successfully defended his Games title when his best throw, 83.05m, came in the second out of six attempts at the event.

This was far from his season best , 86.40m at Asian Championships 2025 in Gumi, and even further than his Olympic record-breaking throw, 92.97m, in Paris last year.

The break down of Arshad's throws in six attempts was 75.44m, 83.05m, 82.48m, 77.06m, the fifth attempt was flagged, and 77.98m.

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