Swapnil Kusale Wins Bronze at Paris 2024 Olympics

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Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final.

An Overview of the News

• This is India's first-ever Olympic shooting medal in the 50m 3P event.

• It is the third medal for India in rifle shooting at the Olympics:

  • Abhinav Bindra’sgold in men’s 10m air rifle at Beijing 2008.

  • Gagan Narang's bronze in the same event at London 2012.

Competition Details:

• Venue: National Shooting Center in Châteauroux.

• Kusale was sixth after the first 15 shots in kneeling positions with a score of 153.3.

• Consistent shooting in prone and standing positions helped him climb to third at the end of stage 1.

• In stage 2, Kusale maintained his position in the top three with shots of 10.5, 9.4, and 9.9.

• A final shot of 10.0 secured the bronze but not enough for gold contention.

Medalists:

• Gold: Liu Yukun (People’s Republic of China) with a score of 463.6.

• Silver: Serhiy Kulish (Ukraine) with a score of 461.3.

• Bronze: Swapnil Kusale (India) with a score of 451.4.

Qualifiers:

• Kusale finished seventh in the qualifiers with a total of 590.

• Fellow Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finished 11th and missed the cut.

India’s Performance in Shooting at Paris 2024

• Total Medals in Shooting: Three

  • Manu Bhaker: Bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol individual event.

  • Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh: Bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

  • Swapnil Kusale: Bronze in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions.

• Women’s 50m Rifle 3P Event:

  • Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra did not progress to the final.

  • Moudgil finished 18th with a score of 584.

  • Samra finished 31st with a score of 575.