The Olympic gold medallist struggled from the beginning of the competition, managing only 78.63 metres in the qualification round to narrowly secure a place in the final. Nadeem, who created history at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a record-breaking 92.97m throw, endured a poor outing in Glasgow, finishing ninth among 12 finalists. The Olympic gold medallist struggled from the beginning of the competition, managing only 78.63 metres in the qualification round to narrowly secure a place in the final. "Since Nadeem's Olympic gold medal a coterie highjacked him and never let him come to me," Sahi, a former president of Pakistan Athletics Federation, told Telecom Asia Sport. His training stints at Northwest University Potchefstroom also helped him clinched an Olympic gold.