Fact Check: Wrestler Priya Malik has won gold medal but not at Tokyo Olympics

India Today Anti-Fake News War Room ( AFWA) has found that wrestler Priya Malik has won the gold medal at the Cadet World Championships in Budapest and not at the Tokyo Olympics.

After Mirabai Chanu won India’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympics in women’s weightlifting category, a message has gone viral on social media with the claim that wrestler Priya Malik has won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Multiple Twitter and Facebook users have congratulated Priya Malik with captions like, “remember the name #PriyaMalik congratulations for winning gold in wrestling #Olympics #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020”