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'''Gora Ho''' is an Indian [[Archery|archer]] based in Balijhudi village, Rajnagar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/tribal-boy-wonder-shoots-gold-at-asia-cup/articleshow/63239899.cms|title=Tribal boy wonder Gora Ho shoots gold at Asia Cup - Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 March 2018|access-date=2018-03-10}}</ref> He is also known as the Golden Boy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/gora-ho-s-date-with-arrows-chicken-214520?ref=jharkhand-morefrmsection-stry-dtl|title=Gora Ho's date with arrows & chicken|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|access-date=2018-03-10|date=10 March 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/tribal-archer-gora-ho-wonder-boy-from-jharkhand-shoots-gold-at-asia-cup-in-bangkok/story-aSJebfAHXUxNpKhQ3dDvhK.html|title=Tribal archer Gora Ho, wonder boy from Jharkhand, shoots gold at Asia Cup in Bangkok|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=10 March 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==
Gora, youngest son of Khaireu Ho comes from a poor family of farmers. He lost his mother Chameni in 2016 and was since looked after by his three elder brothers. He began his training at Arjuna Archery Academy and was later moved to [[Dugni Archery Academy]] in [[Saraikela|Seraikela]] by B Srinivas Rao.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/wow-gora-wins-gold-in-global-debut-214197|title=Wow! Gora wins gold in global debut|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=9 March 2018|access-date=2018-03-10|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2014, at the age of 13, he earned recognition after receiving three gold medals at National School Games in [[Ranchi]] and in 2015 he won 10 more medals at [[Jharkhand Archery Championship]].<ref name=":0" />

In 2018, Gora partnered with Akash and [[Gaurav Lambe]] and defeated [[Mongolia]] to win the gold medal at Asia Cup Stage 1 Archery Meet 2018 in [[Bangkok]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/india-finish-archery-world-cup-campaign-with-3-gold-2-bronze-medals-1185506-2018-03-09|title=India finish Archery Asia Cup campaign with 3 gold, 2 bronze medals|date=2018-03-09|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/muskan-bags-two-gold-medals/article22988656.ece|title=Muskan bags two gold medals|last=Bureau|first=Sports|date=2018-03-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-10|last2=Bureau|first2=Sports|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Awards==
In 2015, he received the [[National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement|National Child Award]] by [[Pranab Mukherjee]]. He was awarded with a special bow which costed INR 2.7 lakhs, by the government in 2017. He has won more than 100 medals in sub-junior and junior events in state and national levels.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/meet-gora-ho-jharkhands-tribal-boy-who-won-gold-in-archery-asia-cup/1093691/|title=Meet Gora Ho: Jharkhand’s tribal boy who won Gold in Archery Asia Cup|work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=10 March 2018}}</ref>

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