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Born | Niuland district, Nagaland, India | 24 December 1983||||||||||||||||||||
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Years of service | 2000–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Unit | Assam Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's shot put F57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2024 Paris ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | Shot put F57: 14.65 m (Paris, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 8 September 2024 |
Hokato Hotozhe Sema (born 24 December 1983) [1] is an Indian para-athlete from Nagaland and a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army. He competes in men's shot put F57 event. He represented India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris and won a bronze medal in the event. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Sema was born in P. Vihoto in the Niuland district, Nagaland. He joined as a havildar in the Indian Army and was promoted as Naib Subedar with 9 Assam Regiment. [7] He lost his leg in 2002 during an operation at the Line of Control due to a landmine blast. At 32, he started shotput and trained under coach Rakesh Rawat. [1] He is currently supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.
Sema won the bronze medal in shotput F-56/57 category event at 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China. [8] He also won the bronze medal in shotput F-57 category at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris with a personal best throw of 14.65m. [5]