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1 Aug 2024

Paris Olympics 2024: PM Modi celebrates Bronze medal by Swapnil Kusale in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions; first Indian shooter to bag medal in this event at Olympics


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Swapnil Kusale on winning the Bronze medal in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the Paris Olympics 2024. 


The Prime Minister posted on X: “Exceptional performance by Swapnil Kusale! Congrats to him for winning the Bronze medal in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the Paris Olympics 2024. 


PM Modi wrote, “His performance is special because he’s shown great resilience and skills. He is also the first Indian athlete to win a medal in this category.”


First Indian shooter to bag a medal in this event at Olympics


Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. He also becomes the first Indian shooter to bag a medal in this event at the Olympics. Kusale scored a total of 451.4 points in the eight-man final for a third-place podium finish. 


Liu Yukun of China clinched the gold with a total of 463.6. Ukraine’s Serhiy Kulish scored 461.3 and claimed the silver medal. 


India's third medal


Overall, this is India's third medal at the Paris Olympics. Earlier, Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals in the women's 10m Air Pistol and 10m Air Pistol Mixed team event with Sarabjot Singh. After the end of the kneeling and prone rounds, Kusale was ranked fifth with a score of 310.1. In the standing position, an elimination round, the Indian was consistently placed in the top four and eventually sealed a bronze medal finish. 


The 28-year-old Kusale, who is Asian Games gold medallist in the team event, was the first-ever Indian to qualify for the final of the men’s 50m rifle 3 position. Swapnil finished seventh in the qualification round on Wednesday with a score of 590-38x. The top eight of the 44 shooters competing in the qualifying round made it to the final. 


In the qualifications, Swapnil scored a total of 590, including 38 inner 10s, from three positions. The 28-year-old Indian shooter scored 198 from kneeling, 197 from prone and 195 from standing positions.


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