 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 24 December 1983 Niuland district, Nagaland, India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Military career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Indian Army | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2000–present | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Subedar | |||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Assam Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Men's shot put F57 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic finals | 2024 Paris  | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Shot put F57: 14.65 m (Paris, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 8 September 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small}
.svg){kind=logo}
Hokato Hotozhe Sema, AVSM, VSM (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]
Background[edit | edit source]
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] A chance meeting with Lieutenant Colonel Gaurav Dutta in 2016 led him to take up shot put.[8] He is currently supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.
Career[edit | edit source]
Sema won the bronze medal in shotput F-56/57 category event at 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.[9] 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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HOTOZHE SEMA Hokato". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 7 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ↑ "Nagaland's Hokato scripts history at Asian Para Games". MorungExpress. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ "Nagaland's Hokato Hotozhe Sema Qualifies For Paris Paralympic Games 2024". Northeast Today. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Men's Shot Put - F57 Final - Para Athletics". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ↑ "Paralympics: Who is Hokato Hotozhe Sema, India's bronze medal winner in shot put F47 event". Indian Express. 8 September 2024.
- ↑ "Who is Hokato Hotozhe Sema, a landmine blast survivor armyman who won bronze in shot put at Paris Paralympics?". Indiatimes. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ↑ "From 12 medals in 48 years to 29 in Paris: how India scaled record heights in Paralympics 2024". ESPN. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ↑ "Asian Para Games: Hokato bags bronze". Nagaland Post. Retrieved 14 August 2024.