Swapnil Kusale is an Indian sport shooter from Maharashtra,supported by OGQ. Kusale qualified for the Paris Olympics winning the Olympic quota berth in the men’s 50-metre rifle 3-position event with a fourth place at the World championship in Cairo, Egypt on 22 October 2022.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | India |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Sport | |
| Coached by | Deepali Deshpande |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Gold in 59th and 61st National Championship |
Early life edit
Kusale was born in 1995, in the family of a farmer. In 2009, his father enrolled him into Maharashtra government's primary programme dedicated to Sports, Krida Prabhodini. After one year of hardcore physical training, he had to choose one sport and he chose shooting.[2] From 2013, he is sponsored by Lakshya Sports.[2]
Career edit
In 2015, he won gold in 50m rifle prone 3 in the junior category in 2015 Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait.[3] He also won the 59th National Shooting Championship[specify] held in Tughlakabad ahead of Gagan Narang and Chain Singh in 50m rifle prone event.[4] He repeated the same performance in 61st National Championship[specify] in Thiruvananthapuram by winning a gold in 50m rifle 3 position.[5]
References edit
- ^ Sportstar, Team (24 October 2022). "Paris 2024: Full list of Olympics quota winners from India in shooting". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b "From rural obscurity to National champion: Meet Swapnil Kusale, India's 20-year old shooting prodigy". www.sportskeeda.com. 11 January 2016.
- ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (10 November 2015). "Kusale wins junior Asian shooting championship". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh. "Swapnil Kusale shoots to gold in 50-metre rifle event". Sportstar.
- ^ "Swapnil regains lost crown at National Shooting Championship". The Times of India. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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