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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Subedar]]<br />
| name = Hokato Hotozhe Sema<br />
| image = Hokato Hotozhe Sema in September 2024.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|12|24|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Niuland district]], [[Nagaland]], India<br />
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| module = {{Infobox military person<br />
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| allegiance = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| branch = {{Army|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = 2000–present<br />
| rank = [[File:Subedar - Risaldar of the Indian Army.svg|25px]] [[Subedar]]<br />
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| unit = [[Assam Regiment]]<br />
| awards = [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br> [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
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| sport = [[Shot put]]<br />
| event = [[Shot put| Men's shot put F57]]<br />
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| paralympics = [[2024 Summer Paralympics|2024 Paris]] '''{{bronze3}}'''<br />
| pb = [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F57|Shot put F57]]:<br>14.65 m ([[Paris]], 2024)<br />
| updated = 8 September 2024<br />
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{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Para Games| Shot put F57]]}}<br />
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'''Hokato Hotozhe Sema''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSM]] (born 24 December 1983)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=HOTOZHE SEMA Hokato |url=https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/hokato-hotozhe-sema_1993412 |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=[[Paris 2024 Paralympics]]}} ([https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/hokato-hotozhe-sema_1993412 alternate link], [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/hokato-hotozhe-sema_1993412 alternate link 2])</ref> is an Indian para-athlete from [[Nagaland]] and a [[Junior commissioned officer|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nagaland's Hokato scripts history at Asian Para Games |url=https://morungexpress.com/nagalands-hokato-scripts-history-at-asian-para-games |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=MorungExpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=Nagaland's Hokato Hotozhe Sema Qualifies For Paris Paralympic Games 2024 |url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2024/08/12/nagalands-hokato-hotozhe-sema-qualifies-for-paris-paralympic-games-2024/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Northeast Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/paris-paralympics-2024/news/paris-2024-india-paralympics-contingent-full-list-of-84-indian-athletes-qualified-sports-ministry-paralympic-games-news/article68512627.ece |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Men's Shot Put - F57 Final - Para Athletics |url=https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/results/para-athletics/men-s-shot-put---f57/fnl-000100-- |access-date=2024-09-06 |work=Paris 2024 Paralympics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/hokato-hotozhe-sema-paralympics-bronze-shot-put-9554422/|title=Paralympics: Who is Hokato Hotozhe Sema, India's bronze medal winner in shot put F47 event|date=8 September 2024 |publisher=Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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== Background ==<br />
Sema was born in P. Vihoto in the [[Niuland district]], Nagaland. He joined as a havildar in the Indian Army and was promoted as [[Junior commissioned officer|Naib Subedar]] with 9 Assam Regiment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-07 |title=Who is Hokato Hotozhe Sema, a landmine blast survivor armyman who won bronze in shot put at Paris Paralympics? |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/sports/who-is-hokato-hotozhe-sema-who-won-bronze-in-shot-put-at-paris-paralympics-641369.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Indiatimes |language=en-IN}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /> A chance meeting with Lieutenant Colonel Gaurav Dutta in 2016 led him to take up shot put.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=From 12 medals in 48 years to 29 in Paris: how India scaled record heights in Paralympics 2024 |url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/41231112/12-medals-48-years-29-paris-india-scaled-record-heights-paralympics-2024 |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> He is currently supported by [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a sports NGO.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Sema won the bronze medal in shotput F-56/57 category event at [[2022 Asian Para Games]] in [[Hangzhou, China]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Para Games: Hokato bags bronze |url=https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/2023/10/26/asian-para-games-hokato-bags-bronze/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |work=[[Nagaland Post]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]</div>MeredithRodrigue