Pakistan, July 17 -- Pakistan's Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem has said that promises of land made to him following his historic victory at the Paris Olympics were never honoured.

Speaking to the media in London, the javelin thrower revealed that while he did receive most of the cash rewards and other gifts pledged by government officials and private sponsors, the promised plots of land were "fake."

"They made many announcements, especially about plots of land. But if you look at the reality, none of those materialised. Alhamdulillah, I have received all the other rewards," he told reporters.

Nadeem was awarded over Rs300 million in cash by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Punjab and Sindh governments, as well as the Chief Mini...