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 a shooter of Indian origin who hails from Maharashtra.
Career[]
Kusale was born in 1995, in the family of a farmer. In 2009, his father enrolled him into Maharashtra government's primary pogamme dedicated to Sports, Krida Prabhodini. After one year of hardcore physical training, he had to choose one sport and he chose shooting.[1] In 2013, he became sponsored by Lakshya Sports.[1]
In 2015, he won gold in 50m rifle prone 3 in the junior category in 2015 Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait.[2] He also won the 59th National Shooting Championship[specify] held in ahead of Gagan Narang and Chain Singh in 50m rifle prone event.[3] He repeated the same performance in 61st National Championship[specify] in Thiruvananthapuram by winning a gold in 50m rifle 3 position.[4]
References[]
- ^ 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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