Overview

• Salman Iqbal Butt submitted a written response to the Athletics Federation of Pakistan after it sought an explanation for Arshad Nadeem’s performance at the Tokyo 2025 World Championships.
• He said Nadeem suffered a leg injury on July 4, underwent surgery in England, completed three weeks of rehabilitation in London, and prepared with coach Terseus Liebenberg and physician Dr Ali Sher Bajwa.
• Butt reported that a private friend financed two training trips to South Africa and alleged the federation had been disengaged from the athlete’s program.
• He attributed the Tokyo struggles to heat, humidity and a hard runway that he said aggravated pain in the operated leg.
• Nadeem posted throws of 82.73m and 82.75m with two fouls, missed the top‑eight cutoff for extra attempts, and the title was won by Keshorn Walcott with 88.16m.