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Swapnil Kusale from Kambalwadi, Dist. Kolhapur was born on August 6, 1995, in agricultural family. In 2009, his father Suresh, a village school teacher, recognised his potential and enrolled him in Krida Prabodhini, Maharashtra Government’s premier sports programme. After a year of rigorous training, Swapnil chose shooting to specialize. At the 2015 Asian Shooting Championship in Kuwait, he won the gold medal in the 50 m rifle prone event in the junior category. At the 59th National Shooting Championship in Tughlakabad, he claimed victory in the 50 m rifle prone event. At the 61st National Championship in Thiruvananthapuram, he struck gold again. A ticket examiner by profession with the Central Railways since 2015, Swapnil Kusale is also the recipient of the Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Awards in Maharashtra in 2016-17. At the 2021 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, he secured gold in the 50 m rifle 3 [three] positions team event. His impressive trajectory continued as he earned a quota for the Paris 2024 Olympics at the 2022 ISSF World Championship in Cairo, where he also won a bronze medal in the team event.

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Swapnil Kusale: From Village Roots to Olympic Qualification

Summary Swapnil Kusale, born August 6, 1995, in Kambalwadi, Kolhapur, came from an agricultural family and was identified for sports talent by his father in 2009. After training at Krida Prabodhini he specialized in rifle shooting and won multiple national and international medals, including junior gold in the 50 m rifle prone at the 2015 Asian Shooting Championship and victories at the 59th and 61st National Shooting Championships. Employed as a ticket examiner with Central Railways since 2015, he received Maharashtra’s Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Award (2016–17). He later won team gold at the 2021 ISSF World Cup (New Delhi) and earned an Olympic quota for Paris 2024 along with a team bronze at the 2022 ISSF World Championship in Cairo.