Arshad Nadeem Receives 10 Crore Pakistan Rupees And Car With ‘Olympics’ Number Plate

But now, Nadeem has been showered with cash prizes. Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday visited Nadeem in Mian Channu and awarded him Pakistan Rupees 10 crore. He was also gifted a Honda Civic car with a special registration number PAK-92.97 (his Olympic mark), according to dawn.com.

Pakistan might be showering its Olympic gold medallist, Arshad Nadeem with cash awards and other valuable prizes but his father-in-law has decided to gift the burly javelin thrower a buffalo as it goes well with the rural upbringing and tradition.
Muhammad Nawaz told the local media in Nadeem’s village on Sunday that gifting a buffalo is considered “very valuable” and “honourable” in their village

Nadeem won the javelin throw event in Paris with an Olympic Games record of 92.97 metres, pushing India’s Neeraj Chopra to second spot.

“Nadeem also takes great pride in his roots and despite the success, his home still remains his village and he still lives with his parents and brothers,” said Nawaz.

The father-in-law added that he had four sons and three daughters, and his youngest daughter, Ayesha, was married to Nadeem.

Nawaz also disclosed that the couple has two sons and a daughter.

Nawaz also said that when he decided to marry his daughter to Nadeem, he was a man of limited means but had the hunger to do well in sports for which he used to train in village fields