Did Pakistan Abandon Arshad Nadeem? CWG Disaster Exposes Pak's Broken System | First Sports | 4K

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Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem finished a shocking ninth at the Commonwealth Games, but was this really his failure? Reports reveal that Pakistan's biggest athletics star received minimal overseas training, limited support and poor preparation ahead of Glasgow, while rivals like Neeraj Chopra trained in world-class facilities across Europe. Josh Barnes examines how Pakistan continues to neglect its sporting heroes, why Arshad's struggles reflect a much bigger problem, and how years of administrative failures have left some of the country's finest athletes fighting battles off the field before they even compete. 00:00 - Arshad Nadeem's disappointing finish at the 2026 CWG 00:30 - Nadeem's historic Olympic gold in Paris 01:04 - Did Pakistan abandon Nadeem? 01:17 - Harsh training conditions in Lahore 01:58 - Neeraj Chopra trains in Switzerland 02:31 - Nadeem's struggle for basic equipment before Olympic success 03:15 - The systemic failure in Pakistan's sports administratio

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