Surya Namaskar video from Tokyo Olympics is actually from 2015 event
Surya Namaskar at the Tokyo Olympics inauguration ceremony are old footage from another event.
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was flagged off on July 23 after a year’s delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It turns out that the videos and pictures claiming that people performed the Surya Namaskar at the Tokyo Olympics inauguration ceremony are old footage from another event.
Happy to see Surya Namaskar in foreign country. A proud moment. pic.twitter.com/iT6CNUOApa
— Satya Sharma (@SatyaSh05) July 26, 2021
The video is originally from a 2015 yoga event organised by ‘Art of Living’ in Mongolia, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In fact, the video is also uploaded on his YouTube channel, fact checking website Alt News points out.
The video that went viral starts from the 5:30 mark in the video.
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As per the Ministry of External Affairs, Mongolian Prime Minister Chimediin Saikhanbileg invited PM Modi for a State visit from May 16 to 18 in 2015. The two countries discussed partnership on various fronts including political, military, health and culture.
The Art of Living had also tweeted about the event in 2015.
#Mongolia #ArtOfLiving welcomes @PMOIndia @narendramodi and @elbegdorj for ‘United in Spirit’ event. pic.twitter.com/3qoitOROiS
— The Art of Living (@ArtofLiving) May 17, 2015
