Olympic hero Swapnil Kusale’s father says his son should get Rs 5 crore prize money, flat in Pune

The 29-year-old’s father, Suresh Kusale, said his lad should get Rs 5 crore prize wealth and a level adjacent the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Complex successful Balewadi, Pune, and maintained the Haryana authorities gives overmuch higher amounts for its Olympics medal winning athletes.

Speaking to reporters successful Kolhapur, Suresh Kusale claimed “The Haryana authorities gives Rs 5 crore to its each (Olympics medal winning) subordinate (Haryana gives Rs 6 crore to a golden medallist, Rs 4 crore to metallic medallist, Rs 2.5 crore to bronze winner).

“As per a caller argumentation announced by the Maharashtra government, an Olympic bronze medal victor volition get Rs 2 crore. Why does the authorities signifier specified criteria erstwhile Swapnil was lone the 2nd idiosyncratic Olympic medal victor from Maharashtra (after wrestler K D Jadhav successful 1952) successful 72 years?” Five individuals won medals successful the Paris Olympics for India of which 4 were from Haryana and one, Swapnil Kusale, from Maharashtra. Haryana is simply a overmuch smaller authorities compared to Maharashtra, but it gives higher prize wealth to its medal winning athletes, helium said.

“However, our authorities has announced Rs 5 crore for a golden medal winner, Rs 3 crore for a metallic medallist and Rs 2 crore for a bronze medallist. Why person specified a criteria erstwhile lone 2 players from Maharashtra person won idiosyncratic Olympic medals successful truthful galore years,” Suresh Kusale asked.

“Had I known specified an outcome, I would person persuaded him to research a vocation successful immoderate different sports. Is the magnitude kept debased due to the fact that Swapnil is from a humble background? Would the reward magnitude person remained the aforesaid if helium had been the lad of an MLA oregon a minister?” helium wondered.

Suresh Kusale said the 50-meter-three-position firearm shooting arena successful the sports analyzable should beryllium named aft his son.

“Swapnil should get Rs 5 crore arsenic an award, a level adjacent Balewadi Sports Stadium truthful that helium could easy commute for practice. Swapnil’s sanction should beryllium fixed to the 50-meter-three-position firearm shooting arena,” helium said erstwhile asked astir his demands.

After his Paris feat, the ace marksman was promoted by his leader Central Railway and appointed an serviceman connected peculiar duty.

The Maharashtra authorities precocious announced doubling the prize wealth to players winning medals astatine large sports events, including Olympics, World Championships and Asian Games, among others.