Sharpshooter takes top honour

Tuesday, July 29 2014

It was another golden day for NSWIS athletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, with shooter Warren Potent (@WarrenPotent) taking top honours in fine fashion.

Competing in the men’s 50m rifle prone at his fourth Commonwealth Games, Potent was on song as he posted a new Games’ record of 624.5 points in the qualifying round to reach the final, before notching a finals record at the Games with 204.3 points to clinch gold.

The 2008 Olympic bronze medallist faced stiff competition during the final as he edged out the silver medallist from India by just 0.7 points, with the English bronze medallist finishing third by nearly 20 points.

Further medal success came in the pool on day five of competition, with Emma McKeon(@emma_mckeon) taking bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle. Much like the men’s 100m freestyle it was an Australian trifecta, with McKeon taking bronze in 53.61 behind sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell to win her fifth medal at the Games.

The NSWIS medal tally now stands at nine gold, one silver and six bronze medals following five days of competition.

There were a number of other significant results from NSWIS athletes on day five of the Commonwealth Games.

In the pool, Jessica Ashwood (@JessicaAshwood) and Laura Crockart (@lauracrockart) finished fourth and eighth respectively in the women’s 800m freestyle; Jayden Hadler took fourth in the men’s 100m butterfly; boxer Daniel Lewis progressed to the quarter-finals of the men’s welter 69kg division, and the Australian men’s and women’s hockey teams recorded respective wins over South Africa and England.

View the links below for a full list of NSWIS results from day five, and the upcoming action on day six of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Click here for a full list of NSWIS results from day five.

Click here for a full list of NSWIS athletes competing on Tuesday July 29.

Click here for a full list of NSWIS athletes competing on Wednesday July 30.