Fact Check: Hima Das won 400m gold at CWG 2022?
The video shows Hima Das celebrating of winnig a gold medal and running on the track with a national flag with a certain Romanian getting silver.
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Internet has woke up to 400 m gold at CWG 2022 trending on social media giant Twitter. A video went viral India's ace track and field athlete Hima Das of winning gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2022.
The video shows Hima Das celebrating of winnig a gold medal and running on the track with a national flag with a certain Romanian getting silver.
The video has more than thousand likes and retweets. From verified accounts to government officials everyone is tweeting this video. However, Hima Das's event hasn't even started at Birmingham CWG 2022.
What is the video about?
The video is from the 2018 Junior Championship when Hima Das became the first Indian to win a gold in any international track event. Hima clocked 51.46 seconds in the 400 m final creating history.
The athlete hailing from Assam will be representing India in Women's 4*100 M relay at Commonwealth Games 2022 on 3rd August 2022.
Even Virender Sehwag and Congress leader shared the video and later deleted it.