Bhaker tallied 25 points, just four short of Vietnam’s Thu Vinh Trinh, who claimed bronze with 29. Compatriot Esha Singh also reached the final but ended sixth with 18 points.
The Indian duo rallied from a slow start to outclass China’s Dingke Lu and Xinlu Peng 17-11 in the final. After tentative early scores of 9.5 and 10.1, Babuta and Elavenil found their rhythm and produced a clinical display to seal the title.
Saurabh and Suruchi defeated the Taipei pair of Liu Heng-Yu and Hsieh Hsiang-Chen 17-9.
Kapil’s compatriot Jonathan Gavin Antony won bronze shooting 220.7, bowing out after the 22nd shot of the 24-shot final.
India had finished second behind China in the last edition at Changwon, collecting 59 medals (21 gold, 22 silver, 16 bronze).
Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker is set to lead the senior Indian contingent at the upcoming 16th Asian Shooting Championship (ASC) Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled in Shymkent, Kazakhstan between August 16 and 30, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced on Monday.
Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma have already secured their quotas for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
She shot 296 to register a total of 588, finishing behind Thailand's Naphaswan Yangpainboon, who shot 590 in the qualifications.
