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2023 Video of World Championship Semis Shared as One From Paris Olympics

This video was from the 2023 4*400 semi-final World Athletics Championship.

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A video showing a track relay race is being shared to claim that Team India qualified for the Paris Olympics final.

Who shared it?: This video was shared by retired Indian Police Services (IPS) officer Kiran Bedi on her official X (formerly Twitter) account.

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is this true?: This claim is false.

  • The video is old from 2023. It shows the 4x400 relay race of the semi-finals of the World Athletics Championship.

  • The athletic matches of the Paris Olympics start from 1 August.

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What we found: We divided the video into multiple keyframes and ran a Google and Yandex reverse image searches on some of them.

  • We came across a post on X by Doordarshan Sports on 27 August 2023 that featured a part of the viral video.

  • Below is the comparison.

  • Doordarshan Sports posted the video with the caption, "#TeamIndia makes history with a stunning 4x400m relay 2nd place finish."

  • They added, "Phenomenal from India’s Anas, Amoj, Rajesh & Ajmal clocking a new Asian & National Record of 2:59.05 at World Championships."

  • Calcutta Times posted the same clip as the viral video on their Facebook page on 27 August 2023.

  • Incidentally, many users commented on Bedi's post, stating that the video from the 2023 World Athletics Championship.

  • We could also trace other posts on X and YouTube from August 2023 noting India qualifying the semi-finals of the tournament. You can view these here and here.

  • News platforms such as the Times of India and SportsStar covered India qualifying to the finals.

Paris Olympics Schedule: According to the schedule on the Olympics website, the athletic games will start on 1 August.

Conclusion: An old video from 2023 of the World Championship was incorrectly shared as one from the Paris Olympics.

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