“Qatar’s Barshim decided to share the men’s high jump gold medal with Italy’s Tamberi in Tokyo Olympics after Tamberi withdrew from the last attempt due to a serious leg injury”
What FACTLY found
While it is true that Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi have mutually agreed to share the men’s high jump Olympic gold medal, it is not true that Tamberi withdrew from his last attempt due to a serious leg injury. As both Tamberi and Barshim have failed to clear the 2.39m mark in their last three attempts, they decided to share the gold medal rather than taking part in a jump-off
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 August 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 August 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.