Thursday is when the next round will take place.
Neraj Chopra, India’s fiercest rival, also made it to the next round after throwing the javelin 89.34 meters.
Arshad is the first athlete from Pakistan to make it to the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships final in track and field.
He became the first South Asian athlete to throw over 90 meters, setting a new national and Commonwealth Games record with a throw of 90.18 meters in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
