Arshad Nadeem created history in the Paris Olympics Javelin throw event and bagged the gold medal for Pakistan after 40 years.

Arshad Nadeem breaks the Olympic record with the throw of 92.97 meters in the second round.

This throw also set the Olympic record which was previously with Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen who registered at the 2008 Beijing games.

Arshad Nadeem also throw 91.79 meter in his last attemp and cross the 90 mark twice in the same event.

This is Pakistan first ever gold medal in athletics in Olympic history.

Pakistan won an Olympic medal after the gap of 32 years. The last time Pakistan won an medal was in 1992 when the national hockey team clinched bronze by defeating the Netherlands 4-3 at the Barcelona Olympics.

Meanwhile, India's Neeraj Chopra, who was defending his gold, made a throw of 89.45 and bagged the silver medal. Grenada's Anderson peters fetched the bronze medal with a throw of 88.54m.