Nadeem rewarded for record throw

ISLAMABAD — Olympic javelin gold medalist Arshad Nadeem received a total of 250 million rupees ($897,000) on Tuesday as Pakistan continued to celebrate his record-breaking throw at the Paris Games.

Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, announced 150 million rupees ($538,000) for Nadeem at a special ceremony to honor the star athlete in Islamabad. Sharif's announcement came hours after Punjab's chief minister Maryam Nawaz visited Nadeem's house, and presented him with a check for 100 million rupees.

Nawaz also handed him the keys to a new car, which has a special registration number of "PAK 92.97" to commemorate Nadeem's throw of 92.97 meters in Paris, which was an Olympic record. Nadeem's coach Salman Iqbal Butt was also given 5 million rupees.