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Shooter Kusale credits coaches and family for success in Paris Games
The Hindu
India's Paris Olympics bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale returns home to grand welcome, credits family and coaches for success.
India's bronze medallist at Paris Olympics in 50m rifle 3 positions event, shooter Swapnil Kusale on Thursday (August 8, 2024) returned home to a grand welcome and expressed gratitude towards his family and coaches for their sacrifices to ensure his success.
Kolhapur's Kusale has so far been one of India's two individual medal winners — both in shooting — at the Games and his bronze was the third in addition to Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh's tally in the sport.
Kusale received a warm reception on his return to the country and proceeded to the famous Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati temple in the city to seek the lord's blessing.
"This medal is not mine, it is for the whole country and Maharashtra's. It is for everyone who supported me, the government, the national federation. I am lucky that I could bring glory to Maharashtra," he told the media at the Balewadi Sports Complex during a felicitation event.
"I wanted to worship Bappa first and do the aarti. It's my second home and I get good sleep here," he said.
Kusale credited his coaches and family members for his success and said he would aim for the gold medal next time.
"The coaches and family members do a lot of hard work, also because they have made a lot of sacrifices as well as they are sending one of their family members somewhere (for competitions)," he said.