Swapnil Kusale
| 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 |
Swapnil Kusale is an Indian sport shooter from Maharashtra, supported by OGQ. Kusale made it to the Paris Olympics at the final selection trials held at Bhopal on 17 May 2024.[1]
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]
On 17 May 2024, he made it to the Indian team for Paris Olympics 2024 in the 50m rifle 3 positions event after taking part in the final Olympics trials held at he MP State Shooting Academy Ranges in Bhopal. It was the fourth and final trial after the first three held in Delhi and Bhopal.[1] Earlier in 2022, he won 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.[6] An Olympic quota berth is earned by the athlete for the country and the sports federation selects the final team in each discipline of the sport after selection trials. Hence, some athletes who won the Olympic berth may still miss the Olympics. Despite finishing fifth in the final trials, Kusale was selected as a second shooter based on his high scores in the first three trials.[1][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Staff, Scroll (17 May 2024). "Shooting, Olympic Trials: Anjum Moudgil, Sift Samra, Aishwary Tomar, Swapnil Kusale book Paris berth". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 May 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.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (24 October 2022). "Paris 2024: Full list of Olympics quota winners from India in shooting". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (17 May 2024). "Olympic Selection Trials: Aishwary Pratap tops men's rifle three-position, Manu Bhaker beats Esha Singh in air pistol event". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 May 2024.