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Born on 6th August 1995, Swapnil Kusale is an immensely talented rifle shooter. His career as a sportsman began in 2009, at the mere age of 14. His father, a village school teacher, urged him to join the Maharashtra government’s primary sporting programme, Krida Prabodhini. From his childhood to his youth, Swapnil had always been interested in sports. It was a year after he trained under a rigorous fitness regime at the programme, that he had to choose a sport. He opted for shooting and the rest as they say is history.

“Since then shooting has become my life” he says.

By 2012, he had carved out a niche for himself, and was well-known in not just the junior but also the continental circuit as well. There has been no looking back since then.
In 2013, Lakshya Sports recognized his massive potential and began supporting him in his endeavour to become the best in the field.
Winning tournaments after tournaments, he has truly stolen the limelight!

We take great pride in presenting his achievements:
- Clinched gold in the 50m rifle 3 position event at the Junior Asian Shooting Championship in 2015.
- In the same year, he went on to win Gold in the men’s 50m rifle prone event in the 59th National Shooting Championship beating Chain Singh and Gagan Narang.
- He also won Bronze in the 50m 3 position at the same event.
- Swapnil has also been selected for the Commonwealth Shooting Championships to be held from 28th October 2017.

Gagan Narang is his idol and shooting against him was his proudest moment. “Gagan Narang was my hero growing up and to be competing with him is amazing! The most important thing he has taught me is to stay calm between shots” he says.

Swapnil is sponsored by Lakshya Sports and Ravetkar Group (Pune). They support him in all the necessary expenses required for coaching, equipment, medical facilities as well as travel. A testament of sheer dedication and hardwork, we believe Swapnil has all it takes to become a legend of the game, and leave a lasting legacy.

The story of Sachin Siwach is nothing short of exemplary. He was born on 6th December 1999, and hails from Mitathal village near Bhiwani, Haryana. Sachin took to boxing at the age of 10. His father, Mr. Kishan Kumar who is a farmer by profession, and mother, Mrs. Nirmala Devi, always encouraged him to work relentlessly to pursue his dream career in the field of Boxing.
Sachin's hardwork and dedication landed him at Captain Hawa Singh Academy in Bhiwani where he trained under the supervision of coach Sanjay Kumar. His coach had initially refused to enroll him into the academy because he was undernourished. His diligence and perseverance is what has contributed to his success in International Boxing.

Some of his extraordinary achievements are:

- Currently he in the elite national camp for the upcoming Asian games.

- Sachin grabbed a Silver medal at Asian Youth Boxing Championship in July 2017.

- Senior national champion and was flag bearer for the Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Bahamas, he Won Gold in his weight category
- One of his greatest and noteworthy achievements was winning a Gold at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Bahamas.
- In 2016, he clinched a Gold medal in the 49 kg-category at the Youth World Boxing Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Sachin is the third Indian to win gold at a Youth World Championship after Nanao Singh (2008) and Vikas Krishan (2010).

- Junior World Champion, Russia.
- He won Bronze in AIBA Junior Boxing World Championship in Saint Petersburg , Russia in September 2015.

- He was named Asian Boxing Confederation's best youth boxer of the year.

Despite his laurels, Sachin’s attitude towards training has remained solid as ever. The adversities he faced never weighed his spirit down. The tenacity with which he overcame all the health and financial difficulties is admirable. He has been an idol to every person who was deemed incapable to fulfill their ambitions in life. He draws inspiration from Vijender Singh and wishes to follow his footsteps and represent India at the Olympics.

His brilliance is recognized by Lakshya, an organisation which aims to provide the required assistance to athletes and nurture sports talent in India.
He is currently supported by Lakshya Sports and Sony Pictures Networks India, Mumbai who help him providing necessary coaching, travel expenses and constant motivation. Lakshya is proud to be a part of Sachin’s journey towards being one of the world’s finest athletes.

Corporate Social Responsibility is not just a ‘Responsibility’ anymore!
Previously, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) used to be a tag along afterthought for many of the companies. Firms would budget some leftover funding to charity or make some eleventh-hour donations just for the sake of fulfilling their CSR. Today, as the customers, employees, suppliers and the society as a whole place increasing importance on CSR, most of the companies have now started to view it as a creative opportunity to strengthen their business as well as contribute to the society.

Effective corporate social responsibility can improve your operations, help you build a stronger relationship with your customers and even help you cut costs and stay competitive with your corporate peers.

Thinking of a new way to fulfil do your CSR bit?
Naturally, executives face the challenge of coming up with an approach which would act as an effective CSR and create a lasting effect. That being said, what better way to achieve successful CSR than partnering with an organization which discovers budding sports talent in the country and provides them 360-degree services and a complete ecosystem to compete at world level and continue winning laurels for our country.

Why choose Lakshya Sports Institute to do CSR with?
Lakshya, a professionally managed non-profitable organization came up in 2009. It aims to identify young talented sports persons through a robust talent identification process and nurture them to further enhance their performance.
We currently support more than 40 players in the fields of Chess, Badminton, Tennis, Shooting, Boxing, Table Tennis, Wrestling and Archery. Many of our players have represented India at national as well as international level and brought back various accolades for the nation.
Five of our players represented India at London Olympics 2012, 2 players were qualified for South Korea in 2014 and 7 players took part in Rio Olympics in 2016.

How you will benefit as a supporter?
A social responsibility becomes a benefit to you and your Organisation/Brand once you choose to join Lakshya. These are the following reasons explaining how:
1. You don’t just do CSR, But also represent our country.
2. India wins; You win.
3. You get to be a part of the Olympic Games.
4. The Gold won for India will have your contribution.
5. You don’t just fulfill your social responsibility, You be a part of the country’s achievements.

As per the Companies Act 2013, Lakshya is CSR compliant.
Our platform is open to all sport enthusiasts as well as supporters to join hands and work towards a common cause of bringing glory to the nation. We guarantee complete transparency in the annual report exhibiting utilization of funds and displaying the impact on the athletes’ performance.

Get involved with Lakshya and become a value-added partner with the organization, contributing to your CSR bit as well as towards sports upliftment in India.

Email: cco@lakshyasports.com

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Vidit Santosh Gujrathi is quite a celebrated name in the field of chess.
Born in Nashik on October 24th1994 to Dr. Santosh Gujrathi and Dr. Nikita Santosh Gujrathi, he attained the title of ‘Grandmaster’ at the mere age of 18 in January 2013. He is the fourth Indian ever who has crossed the rating of 2700 and is currently rated at 2718. At present, he is the third highest chess player in the country after Vishwanath Anand and PentalaHarikrishna.

GM Vidit speaks.
“I started playing chess when I was almost 7. My dad taught me chess and whenever I lost to him, it angered me to learn more’’, said a delighted Vidit in a recent interview. On being quizzed about his comparison to Vishwanath Anand, his nonchalant reply was “Of course Vishwanath Anand is a legend, and it will be nice to overtake him, but I would rather want to be the first Vidit!” When you realize the gravity of the statement you are overwhelmed by a sense of respect and admiration. The admiration increases many folds when you see that the individual making that statement is only 23 years old.

Vidit is currently being sponsored by Lakshya Sports and Sony pictures network who help him by providing necessary coaching, travel expenses and constant motivation. Seeing his amazing journey, one thing is absolutely certain. He has all the makings of the next world champion from India.

A BIG WIN – TATA STEEL CHALLENGERS 2018.
The list of Vidit’s achievements is long however here we acknowledge his recent big win.
Vidit Gujrathi has won the Tata Steel Challengers 2018, held at Wijkaan Zee, the Netherlands, from

January 12 to 28.

With this victory, Vidit has secured a spot for himself in the Tata Steel Masters 2019, which will witness best chess player across the world including current World Champion Magnus Carlson. Vidit made his debut in Wijkaan Zee but emerged as the top seed with high expectations. He played some solid chess to score 9.0/13 with five wins and eight draws to remain unbeaten and finish first.

Round 11 displayed a tough fight between Vidit and his Ukrainian opponent Korobov and concluded in a tie with both players at 7.5 points. As it turned out, Vidit scored 1.5 points in the next two rounds while Korobov could gain a 0.5/2. Thus, the Indian grandmaster won the tournament with one extra point. With this remarkable victory, Vidit took his live Elo rating at 2723.

This brings Vidit on the 30th spot in the world rankings.

You can be a part of India's win too!

Join Lakshya Sports Institute to supports Indian athletes and sportsmen.

Email: cco@lakshyasports.com

Sharpshooter Swapnil

World Champion: Sachin Siwach

Do your CSR bit with Lakshya Sport Institute.

Vidit Gujrathi - A BIG WIN

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