Fact Check: Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas Yahiya did not win Gold in Tokyo Olympics
Social media users are claiming that Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas Yahiya has won Gold in the 400 meters race in Tokyo Olympics.
By Tejal Sinha Published on 11 Aug 2021 12:14 PM IST
Hyderabad: Social media users are claiming that Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas Yahiya has won Gold in the 400 meters race in Tokyo Olympics.
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Fact Check
The claim is False.
NewsMeter with the help of Keyword Search tried to find out whether Muhammad Anas had won any awards in the Tokyo Olympics. However, we did not find any reports related to the Indian Sprinter winning the medal in the Olympics.
We then performed another keyword search and tried to find out whether Muhammad participated in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. We found out that he had participated in the 4Ć400m relay race and the mixed 4Ć400m relay. According to this website, Muhammad Anas did not win any medal in either of the two races.
We then did a keyword search on Google and tried to find out the results of the 4Ć400m relay race and 4Ć400m relay mixed. We found the results of the 4Ć400m relay mixed on the official website of the Olympic Games. In this race, India had qualified for the next round but could not get any medal.
We found a report by India.com published on August 26, 2018. According to the report, India's Hima Das and Muhammad Anas wrote their names in the books of history as they claimed the silver medals in the men's and women's 400 meters race respectively at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta.
It is therefore evident that the viral claim is False. Muhammed Anas did not win any medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
