[3] One of his most successful events was the 2002 Commonwealth Games, where he won six medals including the gold for Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol.

[1][4] Rana has been credited for helping Bhaker win double bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

[6] His father Narayan Singh Rana is a 1971 war veteran who served in Indo-Tibetan Border Police and later became the first sports minister of the Uttarakhand in 2000.

[4] Bhaker has credited coach Jaspal Rana for helping her win double bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

[12] Shortly after the 2006 Asian Games, Rana joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections from the Tehri constituency, where he was defeated by Vijay Bahuguna of the Indian National Congress.

Rana was announced as a star campaigner for the party in the 2012 elections and was subsequently assigned a minor role in the Harish Rawat-led government.

[15][16] He is married to Aarushie Verma, an environmentalist, interior designer and national level shooter in pistol & shotgun.