Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem underwent elbow surgery in London

Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan is in London these days. He has undergone his elbow surgery in London on Sunday.

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Moreover, Dr. Ali Sher Bajwa has done the operation on Arshad. He said that Arshad Nadeem will recover soon and will fully fit. That means once again he will be ready to give a tough fight to Neeraj Chopra of India in Javelin.

"Arshad had two injuries. But, now he is fine and is engaged in recovery. I'm happy and satisfied that our goal behind the surgery was achieved. We used state-of-the-art facilities for the surgery. It's a long haul (for Nadeem), these were serious injuries."

Dr. Ali Sher Bajwa told Geo News through a video message from London

According to the report, Arshad Nadeem will remain under the supervision of Dr. Bajwa for the next one week. He will rehab there. After that, he will complete further rehab under the supervision of his coach Salman Butt.

However, Arshad's operation is part of his preparations for the upcoming javelin event. This is because he should be completely fit and then he can compete with India's Neeraj Chopra. Although, Arshad has not won any major international events. He won gold in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games with a throw of 90.18m. It was his personal best and established a new CWG record. It was Pakistan's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 56 years and their first in the javelin throw.

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Before the successful operation of his elbow in London, Nadeem has won the gold medal by participating in the National Athletics Championship held in Lahore. He won this gold by throwing the javelin up to 81.21 meters. Arshad wants to give his best in the Javelin which will organize in the year 2023 and 2024. He wants to win the medal by fulfilling the dream of defeating Neeraj Chopra. Apart from all this, he still has to get the qualifying ticket for the Paris Olympics 2024.