Paris medallist Kusale faces big test in Munich
New Delhi, June 10 -- Paris Olympics 50m rifle 3 Position bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale will return to top-flight action at the Munich World Cup starting on Tuesday.
Kusale took a four-month break after the Games, returning at the National Championships and National Games, finishing third in both events. He narrowly missed making the cut for the Buenos Aires and Lima World Cups. In India's highly competitive field, it is tough to constantly remain in the national team. This season, competition is intense among two-time Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Kusale, Olympian Chain Singh, national champion Kiran Ankush Jadhav, World Championship medallist Akhil Sheoran and National Games winner Neeraj Kumar. The top three make it to the team.
Kusale has done well to return to the top three in domestic rankings, with Chain Singh, who won bronze in Buenos Aires, at the top. The close competition means no shooter can relax. The contest for an India berth will only get tougher with the World Championships scheduled in Cairo in November. Aishwary, Chain and Neeraj were picked for the first two World Cups, and now Swapnil and Jadhav are getting a look-in.
Kusale warmed up for the season at the Grand Prix of Liberation in Plzen last month, winning silver with a score of 463.5. The Munich World Cup will be his first ISSF competition. Kusale's world changed after his rise to the Olympic podium. The quiet Kolhapur shooter soaked in the spotlight after his Olympic success before taking a break....
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