Paris 2024 Olympics: Swapnil Kusale bags India’s third medal as shooters continue dominant showing

New Delhi: Swapnil Kusale brought home India’s third medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics after clinching a bronze medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions. Kusale, who was in the fifth spot after the Kneeling and Prone positions raised his game when it mattered the most and delivered the goods in the standing position to claim third position on the podium.

It was a historic medal for the Indian contingent as Kusale claimed India’s first-ever medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions shooting event at the Olympics. After a drought of 12 years, Indian shooters have made the country proud by claiming India’s all three of India’s medals in Paris so far.

Kusale shot a total of 451.4 in the eight-shooter final to finish third after being placed sixth at one stage.

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Kusale had qualified for finals of the 50m rifle 3 positions after finishing seventh. Kusale, 28, shot a total of 198 (99, 99) in the kneeling position, 197 (98, 99) in the prone position and 195 (98, 97) in the standing position as he finished among the top eight shooters who made the cut from a field of 44 in qualifying round.

Kusale finished with an aggregate score of 590 (38x) while China’s Liu Yukun shot a total of 594 points to take the first spot. Norway’s Jon-Hermann Hegg finished second with 593 followed by Ukraine’s Serhiy Kulish with 592 points.

Indian shooters continue to dominate

So far, India have won three medals at the Paris Games and both have come in shooting. The first one came on Monday when Manu Bhaker claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event to become the first Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal.

Bhaker scripted more history on Tuesday by clinching a bronze with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m pistol mixed team event and became the first post-Independence Indian athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics.

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