Samrat misses out; Divya stays in contention for final berth at ISSF WC

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 Center, Ningbo, China, missing out on qualification only on the count of inner 10s.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 10 September

Meanwhile, Divya T.S. 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 on Thursday.

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 tally of inner 10s being five short of Iran's Vahid Golkhandan, who claimed the eighth finals spot with 582-25x.

Among the other Indians in the fray, Amit Sharma finished 28th with 576-18x (97, 96, 97, 93, 98, 95) while Nishant Rawat finished 42nd with 568-11x (97, 97, 95, 91, 92, 96).