India's bronze medallist at Paris Olympics in 50m rifle 3 positions event, shooter Swapnil Kusale on Thursday 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
