Arshad Nadeem confirmed for men's javelin at Asian Games Aichi‑Nagoya 2026

Arshad Nadeem will compete in the men's javelin at the Asian Games in Aichi‑Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, 2026. He is one of Pakistan’s leading medal prospects and part of a 168-member contingent the country is sending to the Games.

Pakistani athletes managed one silver and two bronze medals at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, a tally described in the source as one of the country’s poorest performances. That result has raised expectations for an improved showing in Aichi‑Nagoya, where fans will be looking for stronger performances from the delegation.

Nadeem, 29, enters Aichi‑Nagoya as the reigning Olympic and Asian Athletics champion. He won Olympic gold at Paris 2024 with a throw of 92.97m, an Asian and Olympic record, and took gold at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in Gumi, South Korea, with a best of 86.40m.

The two-time Olympian suffered a muscle injury to his right calf that required surgery and subsequently returned to competition. At the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo he finished 10th with a best throw of 82.75m.

His 2026 season has produced mixed results: ninth at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern with 78.47m, ninth at the Commonwealth Games with 77.41m, and fifth at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest with an 81.49m throw.

Nadeem has a point to prove after failing to register a valid throw at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. Yes, he is set to compete in the men’s javelin throw event in Aichi‑Nagoya.

He is entered in the men's javelin throw at Aichi‑Nagoya, which runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026. Nadeem will hope to return to his best form at the Games.