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| - Fact Check: Netizens congratulate Priya Malik but post wrestler Sonam Malik's picture
Netizens use a picture of Sonam Malik, a wrestler from Haryana, to congratulate Priya Malik, who won a gold medal at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship.
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Priya Malik won at the World Cadet Westler Championship. But the picture in the viral post is of Sonam Malik, another wrestler from Haryana.
Priya Malik has made India proud after she won a gold medal in wrestling at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship in Hungary on Sunday, July 25.
Netizens are excited and after her remarkable feat, many congratulated her on Facebook and Instagram by posting a picture supposedly of the wrestler Priya Malik.
India Today Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that though Priya Malik won the gold medal at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship in Hungary, the picture in the viral post is of Sonam Malik, another wrestler from Haryana.
The viral posts are saved here, here, here, and here.
With the help of reverse image search, we have found the viral picture in several articles published on news websites.
As per these articles, the athlete is Sonam Malik, a young woman wrestler from Haryana who has made her mark in the international wrestling by winning several medals in tournaments like Cadet World Wrestling Championship and Cadet Asian Wrestling Championship.
This 19-year-old young wrestler came into limelight after she beat Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik twice.
We found that Sonam Malik has recently tweeted an article published on shethepeople about her wrestling career with the same picture of her posted on the viral claim.
From a village in Haryana to global games in Tokyo, wrestler Sonam Malik is eyeing big dreams at the age of 19. She is the youngest ever Indian woman wrestler to qualify for Olympics. Here is her story. @OLYSonam https://t.co/dwiY2fus2D — SheThePeople (@SheThePeople) July 22, 2021
Sonam Malik and Priya Malik both belong to Haryana. Priya Malik has recently secured the gold medal at the World Cadet Wrestling Championships after beating Belarus rival Kseniya Patapovich 5-0 in the 73 kg weight category.
Hence, it is clear that the viral post applauding Priya Malik shows the picture of another wrestler Sonam Malik.
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