Yang Haoran, 22, and Zhao Ruozhu, 20, were crowned champions in the men’s and women’s air rifle after shrugging off strong challenges from India and South Korea respectively.
It was a second medal in two days for both shooters after they combined to win silver in the mixed team event on Sunday.
Yang, the 2014 world champion, notched up a Games record total of 249.1 in Palembang, ahead of India’s Deepak Kumar at 247.7, while Taiwan’s Lu Shao-chuan took bronze with 226.8.
Not to be outdone by her Chinese team-mate, Zhao also pulled off a Games record of 250.9.
That put Zhao, who was runner-up in last year’s Asian championships, narrowly in front of Korea’s Jung Eun-hea on 248.6. Mongolia’s Nandinzaya Gankhuyag secured bronze with 227.4.
Later, Zhang Xinqiu won the women’s trap with a score of 45 points, narrowly beating Korea’s Kang Gee-eun on 44 to claim China’s seventh shooting gold on day two.
Zhang, 23, broke into a huge smile and she jumped up and down, her fist pumping in the air after a miss by her 27-year-old opponent handed over victory.
“I felt like all my hard work had finally paid off,” she said afterwards with a beaming smile.
“I was so excited and emotional.”
In the men’s trap, Taiwan’s Yang Kunpi, 20, beat India’s 19-year-old Lakshay Lakshay with a score of 48 to take gold – and afterwards revealed he hadn’t even looked at the scores.
“I didn’t check the score – I just concentrated on breathing,” he said, posing for photos holding his gun above his head.
Third place went to Korea’s 27-year-old Daemyeong Ahn.
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