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“Video of a Pakistani athlete taking down his Israeli opponent in a Karate match in Tokyo Olympics”
Social media posts Claim dated 30 Jul 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The video is an excerpt from the European Karate Championship which was held in the month of May 2021. The athlete who fell down represents Montenegro, whereas the other athlete represents Russian Federation. Further, as far as Tokyo 2020 Olympics are concerned, there is no representation from both Pakistan and Israel in the field of Karate

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 30 July 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 August 2021, 10 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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