New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Samrat Rana came agonisingly close to a finals appearance in the Men's 10m Air Pistol (APM) on the second day of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Centre, Ningbo, China, missing out on qualification only on the count of inner 10s on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Divya TS produced a composed effort in the Women's 25m Pistol (SPW) Precision Stage, staying well within the top eight and in contention for a finals berth with the Rapid-Fire stage to follow tomorrow, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).

In the APM qualification, Rana shot a total of 582-20x with series scores of 96, 98, 92, 95, 99, and 97 to finish 10th overall. He missed out on the finals as his ...