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Fact-Check | Misleading Emotional Story Goes Viral on High Jumpers Sharing Gold in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Mutaz Essa Barshim And Gianmarco Tamberi Share Men's High Jump Gold Medal : Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics : NPR
![Olympic high jumpers from Qatar and Italy tied. Instead of having a jump off, the friends decided to share the gold medal. - CBS News Olympic high jumpers from Qatar and Italy tied. Instead of having a jump off, the friends decided to share the gold medal. - CBS News](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/08/02/846d51bd-15dc-4a71-82ce-716e31b8ab2c/thumbnail/640x411/7b18fa5e9ec6d29f3de538dbfbda1f12/gettyimages-1234395788.jpg)
Olympic high jumpers from Qatar and Italy tied. Instead of having a jump off, the friends decided to share the gold medal. - CBS News
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Tokyo 2020: Olympic gold shared by high jumpers Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi | Olympics News | Sky Sports
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Top high jumpers decide to SHARE gold in instant-classic final | Tokyo Olympics | NBC Sports - YouTube
![Moment to remember: Barshim-Tamberi share high-jump gold medal in Tokyo Olympics | Olympics News,The Indian Express Moment to remember: Barshim-Tamberi share high-jump gold medal in Tokyo Olympics | Olympics News,The Indian Express](https://images.indianexpress.com/2021/08/high-jump.jpg)