Fact Check: Surya Namaskar from Mongolian occasion handed off as opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics

A video of Surya Namaskar is doing the rounds on the web with social media customers claiming that it was shot in the course of the opening ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. [Representative image] A video of Surya Namaskar is viral on social media with a deceptive claimA video of Surya Namaskar (solar salutation) has gone viral on social media with the declare that it was carried out on the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics 2020.

The minute-long video, as per the declare, reveals performers wearing tricolour-coordinated clothes doing Surya Namaskar – a sequence of 12 yoga postures.Multiple Facebook customers have posted this video with the caption, “Surya Namaskar@ Olympics At the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Tokyo – Japan with our National flag Dress Code”India Today Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has discovered that the viral video is from Mongolia and never from the continuing Tokyo Olympics.During PM Narendra Modi’s 2015 go to to Mongolia, a group reception occasion was organised by the Art of Living basis on the Buyant Ukhaa Stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on May 17 and Surya Namaskar was carried out at that occasion.The archived variations of the posts are saved right here and right here.With the assistance of Invid and reverse picture search, we’ve discovered an extended model of the viral video from PM Modi’s YouTube channel. This video was posted on May 17, 2015.The video description reads, “The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the Community Reception and Yoga Event, organised by “Art of Living”, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on May 17, 2015.”Here within the YouTube video, at 5.31 minutes, we are able to see the Surya Namaskar sequence. The viral video has been taken from this portion of the longer video.Prime Minister Modi had visited Mongolia in 2015 to forge a bond between the 2 international locations. During this go to, a vibrant programme was organised by the Art of Living basis in Mongolia for the prime minister. The Ministry of External Affairs had additionally tweeted about this occasion on the identical day.India & Mongolia – United in spirit and now additionally by means of Yoga. PM @narendramodi attends prog by Art of Living pic.twitter.com/PXO2dqA8vv— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) May 17, 2015
TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 befell on July 23. India had 19 of its athletes symbolize the nation within the opening ceremony occasion. DeclareAt the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics, Japanese performers wore Indian tricolour-coordinated clothes and carried out Surya Namaskar.ConclusionThe viral video is from Mongolia and never from Tokyo Olympics 2020. During PM Modi’s 2015 go to to Mongolia, a group reception occasion was organised on May 17 and Surya Namaskar (solar salutation) was carried out there.JHOOTH BOLE KAUVA KAATEThe variety of crows determines the depth of the lie.1 Crow: Half True2 Crows: Mostly lies3 Crows: Absolutely false Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.