Besides India\u2019s Neeraj Chopra, Anderson Peters of Grenada, and Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage of Sri Lanka are top competitors for Nadeem\u2019s title when they throw the javelin in Glasgow on August 1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pathirage is the fast-rising thrower who won a gold medal in the Diamond League in Rome when his winning throw of 92.62m at the Stadio Olympico was just 35 centimeters short of Nadeem\u2019s record-breaking and gold medal-winning throw of 92.97 m at the Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As he prepares for the big competition, Nadeem admits the competition will be tough. \u201cI am very hopeful of repeating a gold medal performance, InShaAllah (God willing), and have prepared extensively for that,\u201d Nadeem told Telecom Asia Sport before he departed for Switzerland for his final preparation and competition before CWG.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI usually participate in an event before any big contest, so I am first going to compete at the Diamond League in Switzerland before going to Glasgow,\u201d the Olympic champion said. \u201cThe Diamond League event will give me an idea about my strength and preparation, and I am very confident that a win in Switzerland will give me the right kind of confidence and momentum.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Neeraj won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games but missed the next edition with an injury, paving the way for Nadeem\u2019s first major title in Birmingham.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nadeem admitted Chopra, and others will be snapping at his heels to grab the CWG gold. \u201cI know the competition is tough and besides Chopra, the new Sri Lankan javelin thrower Tharanga will be a threat, so I strongly feel that the competition in Glasgow will be tough this time, but I am prepared for it,\" he told www.telecomasia.net, adding, \u201cThere is always pressure while entering the field, only then that pressure has to be controlled.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nadeem\u2019s post-Olympic showing has been marred by fitness issues, mainly calf, which saw him finish a poor 10th-place finish at the World Athletics Championships in 2025 with a poor throw of 82.75m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nadeem admitted Chopra, and others will be snapping at his heels to grab the CWG gold. \u201cI know the competition is tough and besides Chopra, the new Sri Lankan javelin thrower Tharanga will be a threat, so I strongly feel that the competition in Glasgow will be tough this time, but I am prepared for it,\" he told www.telecomasia.net, adding, \u201cThere is always pressure while entering the field, only then that pressure has to be controlled.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nadeem has been named captain of Pakistan\u2019s 36-member contingent for the Commonwealth Games 2026, scheduled to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2. \u201cLeading the contingent is also a big honour, so I will double that honour with a gold medal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n