The event was broadcast live using a digital projector onto a screen set up at the back of a truck in his village.
Dozens of villagers gathered outside the humble home of Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem to watch the javelin thrower compete in the Olympic Games final late Thursday night.
The event was broadcast live on a screen set up at the back of a truck in his farming village near the small city of Mian Channu in Punjab.
As Nadeem’s javelin soared through the sky in Paris, landing a new Olympic record and earning him the gold medal, the cheers of the villagers echoed into the night, thousands of kilometers away.
“He made an incredible throw and created history. We are proud of him,” said Nadeem’s 35-year-old brother, Muhammad Azeem.
