Hokato Hotozhe Sem's coach Rakesh Singh Rawat hailed the athlete following his magnificent performance in the shot put F57 final saying that he has given his best and that's why he won the bronze medal.
Indian para-cyclists Arshad Shaik and Jyoti Gaderiya failed to bag medals for their country as they finished out of top three in their respective finals at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 on Saturday.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio announced that Paris Paralympics 2024 bronze medalist Hokato Hotozhe Sema will be given a reward price of Rs. 1.5 Crores following his brilliant performance at the ongoing marquee event.
Hokato Hotozhe Sema secured a bronze medal for the country at the ongoing para multi-sport event in the final of the men's shot put F57 final on Saturday.
Praveen Kumar secured the gold medal for the country at the ongoing Paris Paralympics in the men's high jump T64 final on Friday. In the medal round, Praveen performed a record-breaking jump of 2.08 metres. With this jump, he has established an all-new Asian record.
In the medal match, Hokato recorded the best throw of 14.65 m, which is also his personal best now. Iran's Yashin Khosravi secured the top spot and gold with a throw of 15.96 m while the silver went to Thiago Paulino dos Santos of Brazil after he threw 15.06 m.