Paris Olympics 2024: Bronze winner Swapnil Kusale gets Rs 1 crore prize, big job promotion

India now has 3 medals in Paris Olympics. The feat of winning the third medal was done by Swapnil Kusale of Maharashtra. Swapnil won the bronze medal in 50m rifle three position. His victory sent a wave of happiness across the country. At this time his name is on everyone's lips. Swapnil has called himself a fan of former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni started his career as a ticket collector and Swapnil also currently works as a TC in the Central Railway. Now, to celebrate his medal win, the Railways has given him a big gift.

Now Swapnil will become an officer

Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale scored 451.4 in the final. With the help of which he stood third and managed to win a medal. Swapnil was participating in the Olympics for the first time and won his first medal. Seeing his success, Central Railway General Manager Ramkaran Yadav has announced to make Swapnil an officer. He will be promoted from the post of TC to 'Officer on Special Duty' i.e. OSD for making the country and the Railways proud.

Swapnil thanked the Central Railway

General Manager Ramkaran Yadav said that this is a matter of pride for Central Railway and his department. So this decision has been taken. While Swapnil has praised the Railways after the win. He revealed that the Indian Railways has given him 365 days off so that he can perform well for the country.

1 crore prize

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also called Swapnil Kusale's family and congratulated them. He has promised the family that in the future all kinds of help will be provided by the government to realize their dreams. Not only this, he also announced a reward of Rs 1 crore.

Swapnil's Dhoni connection

Swapnil considers Dhoni as his role model. Swapnil himself has said that he has watched Dhoni's biopic many times and follows it. Swapnil Kusle has a special connection between Dhoni besides being a TC in Railways. Dhoni's lucky number is 7 and Dhoni has played cricket wearing this number T-shirt. While Swapnil is the 7th Indian shooter to win a medal in 7 Olympics and was also ranked 7th in the qualification.