Luka, a protegee of former sprint champion PT Usha, clocked 2:01.36 to clinch the bronze while Paulose timed 2:06.95.Luka led the pack right from the start, but couldn't keep pace in the last 50 metres.
Kazakhstan's Margarita Matsko won the gold medal with a timing of 2:00.29 while Vietnam's Thanh Hang Truong clocked 2:00.91 to settle for silver, at the Aoti Main Stadium.Both the medallists recorded their personal best timing in the discipline.Luka had qualified for the finals on Wednesday as the leading timer, clocking 2:03.85 to win the women's 800m heat.Paulose also qualified for the finals after finishing third in heat number one with a timing of 2:03.83.