Pakistan, July 30 -- Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem secured a place in the men's javelin throw final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after finishing seventh in the qualification round with a best throw of 78.63 metres. None of the competitors achieved the automatic qualifying mark of 84 metres during the three-throw qualification event. As a result, the top 12 athletes based on their best performances advanced to the final, keeping Pakistan's medal hopes alive.

Sri Lanka's Ramesh Tharanga led the qualification standings with a throw of 82.84 metres, followed by Grenada's Anderson Peters with 81.29 metres and South Africa's Douw Smit with 80.64 metres. England's Ben East secured fourth place with 80.38 metres, while India's Neeraj Chopra finishe...