Hokato Hotozhe Sema

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]}

Naib Subedar

Hokato Hotozhe Sema

Personal information
Born	(1983-12-24) 24 December 1983 (age 41) Niuland district, Nagaland, India
Military career
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Years of service	2000–present
Rank	Naib Subedar
Unit	Assam Regiment
Sport
Sport	Shot put
Event	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 Representing  India Men's para-athletics Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Shot put F57 Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Shot put F57
Updated on 8 September 2024

Background

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.

Career

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]