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PTI, Oct 14, 2024, 4:29 PM IST
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Mumbai: Shooter Swapnil Kusale, who won a bronze medal in this year’s Paris Olympics, was on Monday honoured with a cheque of Rs 2 crore by the Maharashtra Government.
CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar honoured Kusale and other sportspersons at an event in Mumbai.
Kusale claimed a bronze medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event of the Paris Olympics.
Kusale’s father and brother are teachers in a district school and his mother is the sarpanch of Kambalwadi village near Kolhapur in Maharashtra.
Athlete Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, who broke the Asian record to win the silver medal in the men’s shot put F46 event at the Paris Olympics was given a cheque of Rs three crore on the occasion.
The coaches of these sportspersons were also honoured with cheques of between Rs 20 to 30 lakh.
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