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== Career == | == Career == | ||
Kusale was born in 1995, in the family of a farmer. In 2009, his father enrolled him into [[Maharashtra]] government's primary pogamme dedicated to Sports, Krida Prabhodini. After one year of hardcore physical training, he had to choose one sport and he chose | Kusale was born in 1995, in the family of a farmer. In 2009, his father enrolled him into [[Maharashtra]] government's primary pogamme dedicated to Sports, Krida Prabhodini. After one year of hardcore physical training, he had to choose one sport and he chose shooting.<ref name="sportskeeda.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/shooting/rural-obscurity-national-champion-meet-swapnil-kusale-india-20-year-old-shooting-prodigy|title=From rural obscurity to National champion: Meet Swapnil Kusale, India's 20-year old shooting prodigy|date=11 January 2016|website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref> In 2013, he became sponsored by Lakshya Sports.<ref name="sportskeeda.com"/> | ||
In 2015, he won gold in 50m rifle prone 3 in the junior category in [[2015 Asian Shooting Championships]] in [[Kuwait]].<ref>{{cite | In 2015, he won gold in 50m rifle prone 3 in the junior category in [[2015 Asian Shooting Championships]] in [[Kuwait]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/kusale-wins-junior-asian-shooting-championship/article7865778.ece|title=Kusale wins junior Asian shooting championship|first=Kamesh|last=Srinivasan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 November 2015|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> | ||
He also won the 59th National Shooting Championship{{specify|date=April 2019}} held in [[Tughlakabad]] ahead of [[Gagan Narang]] and [[Chain Singh]] in 50m rifle prone event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/swapnil-kusale-shoots-to-gold-in-50metre-rifle-event/article7955078.ece|title=Swapnil Kusale shoots to gold in 50-metre rifle event|first=Kamesh|last=Srinivasan|website=Sportstar}}</ref> He repeated the same performance in 61st National Championship{{specify}} in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] by winning a gold in 50m rifle 3 position.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/swapnil-regains-lost-crown-at-national-shooting-championship/articleshow/62243393.cms|title=Swapnil regains lost crown at National Shooting Championship | date=25 December 2017 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=21 July 2019}}</ref> | He also won the 59th National Shooting Championship{{specify|date=April 2019}} held in [[Tughlakabad]] ahead of [[Gagan Narang]] and [[Chain Singh]] in 50m rifle prone event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/swapnil-kusale-shoots-to-gold-in-50metre-rifle-event/article7955078.ece|title=Swapnil Kusale shoots to gold in 50-metre rifle event|first=Kamesh|last=Srinivasan|website=Sportstar}}</ref> He repeated the same performance in 61st National Championship{{specify|date=November 2021}} in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] by winning a gold in 50m rifle 3 position.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/swapnil-regains-lost-crown-at-national-shooting-championship/articleshow/62243393.cms|title=Swapnil regains lost crown at National Shooting Championship | date=25 December 2017 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=21 July 2019}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||