"Matter of great pride for Maharashtra": Fadnavis congratulates Swapnil Kusale on winning bronze at Paris Olympics

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 1 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday congratulated Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale for winning the bronze medal at the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics.
"It is a matter of great pride for our Maharashtra, I congratulate Swapnil. He has brought glory to the state and the country. Swapnil is a ticket collector in the railways, and I am sure Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will soon make an announcement in his honour," the Deputy CM said.
Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu also congratulated Kusale on his bronze medal triumph in the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the Paris Olympics and said it is the first time that India has won three medals in shooting events in the same Olympic Games.
"Heartiest congratulations to Swapnil Kusale for winning bronze medal at Paris Olympics! He has become the first Indian to win a medal in Men's 50m rifle 3 positions category. It is for the first time that India has won three medals in shooting events in the same Olympic Games. The entire shooting contingent has done India proud. I extend my best wishes to all our players for the upcoming events. I wish Swapnil Kusale wins more laurels in the future," the President said in a post on X.
Kusale became the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event. The shooter clinched the bronze medal for India in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final after finishing in third place with an aggregate of 451.4. He secured India's third overall medal in shooting.
In the qualification round, Kusale finished seventh in the men's 50m 3P to qualify for the final at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
Indian shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale both appeared in the men's 50m 3P qualification round at the Paris 2024 Olympics.On his Olympic debut, Kusale finished seventh with a score of 590-38x. While Tomar ranked 11th with a total of 589-33x. Only the top eight shooters qualified for the final round, and Tomar failed to make his place in the final round.
The People's Republic of China's Liu Yukun registered the qualification Olympic record with a total of 594-38x.
Kusale was also the first Indian shooter to make a place in the men's 50m rifle 3P medal event at the Olympics. (ANI)