2024-09-07 20:19:41
Paris: Nagaland’s Hokato Hotoje Sema did wonders for India by winning the bronze medal on the 9th day of the Paris Paralympics. Hokato did this feat in the Men’s Shot Put F57 event. Hokato secured third place in this event with a throw of 14.65 meters, this throw was also his personal best. Soman Rana also participated in this final of the F57 category from India and he secured fifth place with a throw of 14.07 meters in his second attempt. After the completion of his six attempts, he was also in a position for the bronze medal for some time, but in the end he lagged behind.
In this event of men’s shot put, Iran’s Yassin Khosravi won the gold medal with a throw of 15.96 meters in his fourth attempt. This throw of Yassin Khosravi became a record in the Paralympics, while Brazil’s Thiago Paulino dos Santos won the silver medal by finishing second with a throw of 15.06 meters.
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Hokato Sema from Nagaland
40-year-old Hokato Sema is a resident of Dimapur in Nagaland. Hokato also won a bronze medal in the Hangzhou Para Games last year. He started the Hangzhou Para Games with an average throw of 13.88 meters, but after that he made a strong comeback and won the medal.
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Let us tell you that Hokato is the only athlete from Nagaland who is part of the Indian contingent in the Paralympic Games. Hokato has served as an officer in the Indian Army. In 2002, while participating in an anti-terrorist operation in Chowkibal, Jammu and Kashmir, he lost his left leg in a landmine explosion. However, despite this, he did not give up and is serving the country as a para athlete.