In shot put, Shobha cleared 12.56 metres to finish second while Susmita was fourth, clearing 10.54m.
The biggest heartbreak for India came from Anju Bobby George. Though she improved upon her recent slump in form to clear 6.65 metres and collect a silver, her effort could not win her a World Championships berth.
Indian medallists at Asian Athletics Championships:
Gold: Navpreet Singh (shot put), Chitra K Soman (400m), Renjit Maheshwari (triple jump), Sinimole Paulose (women's 1500m), women's 4X400m relay (Mandeep Kaur, Manjit Kaur, Sini Jose, Chitra K Soman).
Silver: Preeja Sreedharan (10,000m), Preeja Sreedharan (5,000m), Anju Bobby George (long jump), Sinimole Paulose (women's 800m), J J Shobha (women's heptathlon).
Bronze: Krishna Poonia (discus throw), Joseph Abraham (400m hurdles), Susmita Singh Roy (women's heptathlon), Bibu Mathew (triple jump), men's 4X400m (Sarish Paul, Joseph Abraham, Sheikh Mortaza, K M Binu).
Image: 1500 metres gold medallist Sinimole Paulose.
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