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ISSF World Cup Final: After Paris High, India Look To Continue Momentum At Home

ISSF World Cup Final: After Paris High, India Look To Continue Momentum At Home

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The absence of the Paris Olympic medallists notwithstanding, hosts India will not be short on firepower when they compete in the season-ending World Cup Final, starting from Tuesday, with Rhythm Sangwan headlining a 23-member squad. The Paris Olympics medallists automatically qualify for the tournament, but Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale, who won the bronze, have opted to skip the event to be staged at the Dr. Karni Singh Range. Besides Rhythm, rising stars such as Ganemat Sekhon (women’s skeet) and Sonam Maskar (women’s 10m air rifle) will look to excel in the tournament, having earned their spots based on world rankings. The Indian squad features nine athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympics, including Arjun Babuta (men’s 10m air rifle), Anish Bhanwala (men’s 25m rapid fire pistol. Rhythm will compete in both the women’s 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events. The other Olympians in the squad include Mairaj Ahmad Khan (men’s skeet), Divyansh Singh Panwar (men’s 10m air rifle), and Chain Singh (men’s 50m rifle 3 positions). Also ready to shoot …

Olympic medalist Swapnil Kusale’s father demands 5 crore and a flat

Olympic medalist Swapnil Kusale’s father demands 5 crore and a flat

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Olympic medalist Swapnil Kusale’s father expressed his disappointment over the prize money of Rs 2 crore for his son by the Maharashtra Government, as reported by PTI. Comparing the prize money with Haryana, he said that the north Indian state splashes a higher amount of money for its athletes. Swapnil, who hails from Kolhapur, won the bronze medal in the men’s 50m rifle three positions shooting event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 29-year-old’s father, Suresh Kusale, said his son should get Rs 5 crore prize money and a flat near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, and maintained the Haryana government gives much higher amounts for its Olympics medal-winning athletes. Speaking to reporters in Kolhapur, Suresh Kusale claimed, “The Haryana government gives Rs 5 crore to its each (Olympics medal winning) player (Haryana gives Rs 6 crore to a gold medallist, Rs 4 crore to silver medallist, Rs 2.5 crore to bronze winner).” Suresh also claimed that his son should be valued more given he is the only second individual Olympic …

“Rs 5 Crore, Flat In Pune”: Paris Olympics 2024 Medalist’s Father Makes Staggering Demand

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The father of Paris Olympics shooting bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale on Monday expressed disappointment over the Maharashtra government paying a prize money of Rs 2 crore to his son, saying Haryana doles out much higher amount for its athletes. Swapnil Kusale, who hails from Kolhapur, won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics in 50m rifle 3 positions event in August. The 29-year-old’s father, Suresh Kusale, said his son should get Rs 5 crore prize money and a flat near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, and maintained the Haryana government gives much higher amounts for its Olympics medal winning athletes. Speaking to reporters in Kolhapur, Suresh Kusale claimed “The Haryana government gives Rs 5 crore to its each (Olympics medal winning) player (Haryana gives Rs 6 crore to a gold medallist, Rs 4 crore to silver medallist, Rs 2.5 crore to bronze winner). “As per a new policy announced by the Maharashtra government, an Olympic bronze medal winner will get Rs 2 crore. Why does the state form such …

Olympic hero Swapnil Kusale’s father says his son should get Rs 5 crore prize money, flat in Pune | Sport-others News

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The father of Paris Olympics shooting bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale on Monday expressed disappointment over the Maharashtra government paying a prize money of Rs 2 crore to his son, saying Haryana doles out much higher amount for its athletes. Swapnil Kusale, who hails from Kolhapur, won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics in 50m rifle 3 positions event in August. The 29-year-old’s father, Suresh Kusale, said his son should get Rs 5 crore prize money and a flat near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, and maintained the Haryana government gives much higher amounts for its Olympics medal winning athletes. Speaking to reporters in Kolhapur, Suresh Kusale claimed “The Haryana government gives Rs 5 crore to its each (Olympics medal winning) player (Haryana gives Rs 6 crore to a gold medallist, Rs 4 crore to silver medallist, Rs 2.5 crore to bronze winner). “As per a new policy announced by the Maharashtra government, an Olympic bronze medal winner will get Rs 2 crore. Why does the state form such criteria when …

PT Usha Accused Of Spreading “Blatant Lies” On Olympic Medallists’ Felicitation By IOA Treasurer Sahdev Yadav

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Indian Olympic Association Treasurer Sahdev Yadav on Tuesday hit back at president PT Usha for claiming that IOA Executive Committee members were not agreeing on a proposal to felicitate Paris Olympics medal-winners, saying her assertion is a “blatant lie”. Usha on Monday said that it was “deeply concerning” that the EC members failed to honour Olympic medallists and accused the Finance Committee of blocking funds intended to support Indian athletes’ preparation for the Paris Games. In a rebuttal to Usha’s claims, Sahdev said, “… there has been no discussion with EC members nor any official proposal in writing for organizing a felicitation ceremony for the medallists of Paris Olympics 2024.” Sahdev, who is also the president of the Indian Weightlifting Federation, accused Usha of “spreading lies” and “cooking up” things instead of taking responsibilities as per the IOA constitution. “…we fail to understand why IOA President is spreading lies across the whole country, to put down the EC members, which does not have any proof nor hold any genuine ground,” he said. “… …

NRAI announces cash rewards for Paris Olympics medallists

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The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), on Friday, announced cash incentives for Paris Olympics 2024 medal-winning shooters Manu Bhaker, Swapnil Kusale and Sarabjot Singh during a felicitation ceremony in New Delhi. Manu became the first Indian athlete since independence to win two medals in the same edition of the Olympics in Paris. She also became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal. Manu won a bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event before winning another medal in partnership with Sarabjot in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Kusale won the bronze medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event. The three medals helped India end their medal drought in shooting. Before the Paris Olympics, the last time Indian shooters won medals was at the London Olympics in 2012. Manu received a cash reward of Rs 45 lakh for her double Olympic medal-winning performance, while Kusale and Sarabjot were awarded Rs 30 and Rs 15 lakh each, respectively. The remaining members of the Indian shooting squad received mementoes. …

How shooter Swapnil Kusale trained his mind to forget debacles at Asian Games and World Championships to win bronze at Paris Olympics | Sport-others News

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There are two numbers that constantly flit through Swapnil Kusale’s mind – 8.2 and 7.6. Out of all the shots the 50m three position rifle shooter has ever made, those two shots always gnaw at the back of his brain. Both were made at the 2022 World Championships and the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. At the World Championships in Cairo, Kusale, who hadn’t shot a series under 50 in the final, inexplicably dropped a 47.5 in his final group of shots – the last of them being that infamous 8.2. The ghosts of those final five shots in Cairo, found new life in Hangzhou as Kusale, comfortably having aced qualification and seemingly assured of a medal, landed a jaw-droppingly bad 7.6 right as the pressure decibel started to creep upwards. Both attempts were when he was in a medal position to win gold or silver and in both of those instances, his inexplicable collapse saw him drop from a certain medal to that dreaded fourth position. “At the World Championships, I just tensed up. I …

Ashi, Swapnil top 50m Rifle 3 OST, trap shooters falter at Olympic qualifiers

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Shooters Ashi Chouksey and Swapnil Kusale topped the women’s and men’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions qualification events respectively during the Olympic Selection Trials (OST) in New Delhi on Tuesday. Ashi shot 590 in the women’s 3P OST, as Sift Kaur Samra trailed her with a score of 583. Tokyo Olympian Anjum Moudgil was third with 581. The Paris Olympics quota placeholder Shriyanka Sadangi finished fourth with 575 points. Nischal cancelled out Shrinaka’s lead but fell short based on inner 10s. In the men’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions qualification event, Swapnil finished ahead of his competitors with two superlative 199s in the first Kneeling and Prone positions, to end with 592. Chain Singh of the army finished second with 591, while Akhil Sheoran, despite scoring a perfect 200 in prone, was third with 589. Niraj Kumar and Aishwary Tomar shot 579 and 576 to fill the bottom two positions on the table. Indian trap shooters falter Meanwhile, India’s trap shooters failed miserably at the Olympic Qualifying Championship in Doha on Tuesday. In the men’s trap, Prithviraj …