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India`s ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from the sport following her disqualification in the 50 kg freestyle wrestling final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 29-year-old athlete was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight hours before her gold medal bout on 7th August. But was her disqualification in the Paris Olympics justified? What is the permissible weight in any category and what are the rules of weigh-in during the Olympic Games? Let`s know all of this in the video. Well, Vinesh, who usually competes in the 53 kg category, had moved down to the 50 kg weight class for the Paris Games. Vinesh`s victory over Yui Susaki led her into the Olympic final, igniting a hope to win India`s first gold medal in wrestling and later that night, she overcame the challenge posed by Cuba`s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez with a convincing 5-0 win and with that the wrestler made history to reach the gold medal bout event. After the semi-finale, Vinesh reportedly weighed 52.7 kgs. Her team did all they could to bring her weight down to 50.1 kgs

Israeli Army released a video showing a reinforced tunnel under Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza on Nov 22. As per Reuters, the tunnel has a meeting room which was served as a command post for Hamas terrorists. The tunnel shaft was accessed through an outdoor shaft in the hospital complex grounds. Israel has long accused Hamas of using Shifa hospital complex as a command, control center as part of a wider strategy. Outside on the ground, the army showed scores of guns, grenades, other explosives collected in recent days inside the hospital. However, after a long haul of over 40 days, Israel, Hamas have agreed on a 4-day ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The decision has been made to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel. Other than that, the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip will also be allowed.