Swapnil Kusale created history in the ongoing edition of the Paris Olympics 2024 after becoming the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the 50m rifle three positions at the Olympics. He won the bronze medal with 451.4 points. This was India's third medal in this Olympics and also the third one from shooting. Kusale was participating in his first-ever Olympics and to win a medal in it, he has made it more memorable.
TTE turns 'shooting' star
Olympic medalist Swapnil Kusale, a local of Maharashtra comes from the humble farming roots. He has come over all odds to turn into a shooting sensation. His rise to prominence began at a young age, and he currently works as a Traveling Ticket Examiner. Signed up for Maharashtra's Krida Prabhodini sports program, he floated towards shooting following a year of rigorous physical training. His ability and talent bloomed really soon. A gold decoration at the Asian Shooting Titles in the junior 50m rifle prone category in 2015 was a demonstration of his true capacity. Overcoming the national stage, he dominated laid-out shooters like Gagan Narang and Chain Singh to secure gold in the 50m rifle-prone event. Kusale's strength went on with one more national championship triumph in the 50m rifle 3 position category, cementing his spot as a rising star in Indian shooting.
Swapnil Kusale's Journey to Bronze
Swapnil Kusale's road to the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event was set apart by a consistent move up ton the leaderboard. He moved up from sixth place after the kneeling round to fifth place after the prone round, trailing the bronze medalist by just 0.6 points. A solid beginning to the standing stage saw him move into the fourth spot, simply 0.4 focuses short of the platform. The 50m rifle 3 positions competition consists of an elimination round and three rounds of 15 shots each in standing, prone, and kneeling positions. Kusale had equipped for the last by getting the seventh spot in the capability round with an amazing score of 590, including 38 internal 10s.
After Manu Bhaker's historic double bronze in the women's 10m air pistol and mixed team events, Kusale's bronze medal is India's third at the Paris Olympics. Since India's independence, Bhaker was the first Indian athlete to win two medals in the same Olympic competition. China's Y.K. With a total score of 463.6 points, Liu won the men's 50m rifle 3 positions competition and the gold medal. S. Ukraine Kulish protected the silver with 461.3 places.
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