In a historic moment at the Paris Olympics 2024, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem broke the Olympic record with a throw of 92.97m, to win a gold medal in the men's javelin throw event.
It was also his country's first Olympic medal in 32 years, when Pakistan Men's Hockey team won a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Summer games.
Nadeem's gold medal victory, which also saw him beat the defending gold medalist from India, Neeraj Chopra. Following the monumental win, there were both appreciation and admiration for the two stars from supporters from the two neighboring countries.
What is interesting here is that Pakistan's contingent consisted of just 7 athletes. How many athletes did India send to Paris?
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Comparing the number of athletes India and Pakistan sent to Olympics 2024 in Paris
Arshad Nadeem's gold medal victory will place Pakistan ahead of India in the medal tally standings, despite India winning more medals overall. This is because one gold medal is considered more valuable than hundreds of silvers and bronze in the Olympic rankings.
In comparison to Pakistan's contingent of seven athletes, India's contingent of 117 members is over 16 times larger, but has failed to win a single gold medal at the ongoing summer games.
Pakistan had one athlete in track and field, four in shooting and two swimmers at the Paris games, compared to India, which had 117 athletes compete in sixteen different events, with close to 30 athletes competing in athletics, among which only Neeraj Chopra was able to win the country's only silver medal.
| Number of Athletes | Number of Events | Medals won |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | 16 | 5 |
In comparison, Pakistan finished with a 14% success with a single medal among their 7 athletes, while India with just five medals among 117 athletes, had just 0.04% of medal success.
| Number of Athletes | Number of Events | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 1 |
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