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Swapnil Kusale Secures Bronze in Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions

Swapnil Kusale secures Bronze in Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions at Paris 2024. Get the latest updates and news on his remarkable achievement.

Landmark Achievement

Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale has made history. Winning the bronze medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final at the Paris 2024 Olympics means the feat has made the history of being India’s first Olympic medal in the 3P event and second in rifle shooting, following Abhinav Bindra’s gold in the men’s 10m air rifle final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

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Swapnil Kusale’s Road to the Bronze: Step by Step

1. Kneeling Position

Swapnil Kusale began the Olympic adaptation at the National Shooting Center in Châteauroux. At the end of the first 15 shots in the kneeling position, he was in the prone position and was lying sixth with a score of 153.3, only two points adrift of the leading Norwegian shooter, Jon-Hermann. The clear impression that emerged was one of Kusale’s precision and cool-headedness, setting the stage for his climb up the rankings.

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Stage 1: Prone Position

In the prone position, Kusale was quite steady. His score in three prone shot series helped him greatly to enhance his overall score. He continued to climb up steadily and reached third place by the end of stage 1, hence comfortably in the safe zone when the two weakest shooters are eliminated.
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Swapnil Kusale
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Stage 1: Standing Position

This was further solidified by the standing position series. His scores in the standing series showed his versatility and capacity for concentration under pressure to move forward into subsequent elimination rounds.

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Stage 2: Elimination Round

With competition further tightened with every successful elimination, Kusale did not lose his focus. Shots of 10.5, 9.4, and 9.9 kept him inside the top three, thereby already securing him at least a bronze medal. A 10.0 in his next shot, though, dropped him out of the running for the gold.
See also: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh’s bronze win in the 10m Air Pistol event

The Final Results

Gold: Liu Yukun (People’s Republic of China) – 463.6
Silver: Serhiy Kulish (Ukraine) – 461.3
Bronze – Swapnil Kusale (India) – 451.4
The gold went to the world record holder, while for Ruslan Baginskiy, it turned out to be the first major success in open competitions. Kusale, earning a final tally of 451.4 points, managed to grab a good-looking bronze.

Swapnil Kusale
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Historic Moment for India in Shooting

This bronze medal will not only be a personal triumph for Kusale himself but also a grand success story insofar as Indian shooting sports are concerned. It is a sure sign of the growing strength of Indian athletes on the global platform. Kusale’s case was such that it went on to be an example of hard work, dedication, and how support from coaches and the national shooting federation works wonders in the life of this simple boy from Khargaon.

Earlier Performances and Team Efforts

Kusale’s entry into the medal round was supported by a good show in the qualifiers, where he finished seventh with an accumulated score of 590. The other Indian shooter, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, also narrowly missed the final cut to end in the eighth position. The Indian shooting team has been on a roll at the Paris 2024 Olympics winning a total of three medals so far. Manu Bhaker notched a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol individual event and then followed up with Sarabjot Singh to clinch another bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

Conclusion:

The bronze medal won by Swapnil Kusale in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event is an especially landmark event in the history of Indian shooting. This victory at Paris 2024 will not only add to India’s medal tally but will be an inspiration to numerous generations of shooters. With better infrastructure and continued inputs in training, the sky can only be the limit for Indian shooters on the world stage.

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