Pakistan's Olympic javelin star Arshad Nadeem overcame extreme poverty to win Olympic gold: Quiet father-of-two, 27, grew up with seven siblings, trained in 45-degree heat and had to ask villagers to crowdfund his kit
Since Arshad Nadeem unleashed his 90.57m throw to smash the Olympic record and clinch gold yesterday, Pakistan has been partying - but his path to gold hasn't been easy.
Pakistan's Olympic javelin star Arshad Nadeem overcame extreme poverty to win Olympic gold: Quiet father-of-two, 27, grew up with seven siblings, trained in 45-degree heat and had to ask villagers to crowdfund his kit