Paris Olympic: Swapnil Kusale Reached In Final of 50 Meter Rifle Three Position

• By Thetripurapost Desk, Paris
• Jul 31, 2024
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India's Swapnil Kusale performed brilliantly in the 50 meter rifle three position event. He has reached the final of the men's 50 meter rifle three positions at the Paris Olympics. 

However, on the other hand, Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar had to face disappointment and he failed to reach the final.

In the 50m rifle 3 position event, Kusale finished seventh in the qualifying round with a score of 590 (38x). While Aishwarya Pratap finished 11th with a score of 589 (33x). Only the top eight shooters qualify for the final.

Kusale scored 198 (99 & 99) in kneeling, 197 (98 & ​​99) in prone and 195 (98 & ​​97) in stranding position while Aishwarya Pratap scored 197 (98 & ​​99) in kneeling, 199 (100 & 99) in prone and 193 (95 & 98) in stranding position.

China's Liu Yukun topped the list with a score of 594, which is an Olympic qualification record. The final of the event will be played on Thursday. Last year, in the Hangzhou Asian Games, Kusale, Aishwarya Pratap and Akhil Sheoran won the team gold medal in this event.

Kusale practices under the guidance of Tejaswini Sawant in Kolhapur. He finished fourth in the individual category of this event in the Asian Games last year. Manu Bhaker won bronze for India in the 10m air pistol and also won bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event with Sarabjot Singh in the Paris Olympics.

For information, let us tell you that India has won 2 medals so far in the Paris Olympics. Both these medals have come in shooting. Manu Bhaker won the bronze medal in the 10 meter air pistol event on Sunday. After that, on Tuesday, Manu along with Sarabjot Singh won the bronze medal for India in the mixed team event