Potent claims shooting bronze
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Warren Potent celebrates after receiving his bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle prone. (Getty Images: Streeter Lecka)
Australian shooter Warren Potent has won the bronze medal in the 50-metre rifle prone at the Beijing Olympics.
Ukrainian army officer Artur Ayvazian won gold while American Matthew Emmons took the silver medal.
With 12 of the 15 shooting events over, China have four golds, followed by the Czech Republic with two, and India, Finland, South Korea, Italy, Ukraine and the United States with one each.
Potent says he is rapt to finally win a medal and he is still trying to come to terms with the win.
"Hasn't really sunk in yet so probably ask me tomorrow [would] be a good idea," he said.
"To me it's a big thing to achieve something like that. [I've] been in the sport for a long time."
