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Dr Ali Bajwa: Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem has revealed that several promises made to him following last year’s Paris Olympics remain unfulfilled. The javelin star alleged that some of the announced rewards, particularly land plot allocations, were never actually delivered, calling them "fake".

Nadeem claimed the gold with an Olympic record throw of 92.97m at the Stade de France, beating India's Neeraj Chopra, who finished second with a best effort of 89.45m to settle for silver. Nadeem became the first Pakistani athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Olympics.

Shortly after his historic achievement, the Pakistani javelin star was honoured with a host of accolades and promised financial rewards from the government, provincial administrations and private entities.