Fact Vs Myth: Did Hima Das Win Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games 2022?

GUWAHATI: With the advent of the Commonwealth Games 2022, the entire nation is up to cheer for our beloved sport stars in their respective field.

With social media taking a buzz to cheer for India's weight lifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar for bagging India's first medal at Commonwealth Games 2022, after clinching silver in the Men's 55 kg category in Weightlifting on Saturday, an old video of ace sprinter Hima Das is also getting a mileage.

Notably, an old video from July 2018 of Indian sprinter Hima Das clinching gold in the Women's 400m final at the World U20 Championships is being shared with a false claim that she won gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022 being held in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

The viral video is being shared on Facebook and WhatsApp with the caption, "In a thrilling World Athletics women's 400m final, the diminutive *Hima Das* of India massacres field to grab the *Gold Medal*. Rice-eating Hima from a poor Assamese family defeated bigger and stronger White and black athletes. Spirit counts"

Das is participating as part of India's women's relay team in 200m and 4x100m at the CWG 2022.

The track events are yet to begin in ongoing the CWG and are scheduled for next week in August. A 215-member (111 men and 104 women) Indian contingent will compete in 15 sports at the Birmingham CWG 2022, which started on July 28, 2022, and will run till August 8, 2022.

Several prominent Twitter handles including former cricketer Virender Sehwag and BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra fell for the same fake claim and congratulated Das for winning a gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

The 2.20-minute video is viral on social media falsely linking it to the CWG 2022 claiming Das has won gold.

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