A viral photo claiming that Indian shooter Rhythm Sangwan broke the world record in the ongoing Shooting World Cup in Baku is doing rounds on social media. Users are sharing the claim along with her picture in the Indian team’s jersey.
A Facebook user posted the viral post with the following caption: बाकू में चल रहे ISSF शूटिंग वर्ल्ड कप में भारत की नई शूटिंग स्टार हमारी छोरी रिदम सांगवान ने तोड़ा वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड ! 25 मीटर एयर पिस्टल इवेंट में बनाया 595/600 का स्कोर रैपिड में 299/300 बहुत बहुत बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं
(English Translation: India’s new shooting star our girl Rhythm Sangwan broke the world record in the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup in Baku! Scored 595/600 in 25m air pistol event 299/300 in Rapid many congratulations and best wishes)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the viral post and found the claims to be misleading.
We started our investigation by running a Google Keyword Search related to the claim and landed on a news article titled: Rhythm Sangwan breaks Diana Iorgova’s 29-year-old record, published on May 13, 2023, in Times of India. The article informs that Sangwan did break a 29-year-old world record in the Shooting World Cup in Baku when she finished first in the qualification of junior women’s 25m pistol event by scoring 595 points. Given that the event was held in May 2023, it is clear that the news is old and is being re-shared now.
The article further informs that even after her record-breaking performance, she failed to win a second medal after finishing 8th in the final. A similar report was also published in Hindi in Jagran on May 13, 2023, corroborating the claims.
Finally, we checked whether Sangwan won any medals or broken any world records recently. Our search led us to a report published on August 20, 2023, in Sportskeeda around the ongoing ISSF World Championships 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Although the Indian women’s team did win a gold medal at the 25m pistol event, there was no mention of any individual achievement by Sangwan.
Also, it is worth noting that Sangwan broke the world record at the ISSF World Cup 2023, whereas the ongoing tournament is the ISSF World Championship 2023.
Therefore, we can conclusively say that the viral post, claiming Indian shooter Rhythm Sangwan broke the world record in the ongoing Shooting World Cup in Baku, is misleading.
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