Landmine blast survivor wins Paralympics bronze medal

Hokato Sema lost a leg during anti-terrorist operation in J@K’s Chowkibal in 2002

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• The only athlete from Nagaland who is part of the Indian contingent at the Paralympics touched the 14m mark on his second throw and then improved further with a heave of 14.40m

Landmine blast survivor Indian shot-putter Hokato Sema 1 came up with his career-best throw of 14.65 metres to secure a bronze medal for the country in the men's F57 category final at the Paralympic Games here on Friday.

The 40-year-old Dimapurborn Army man, who had won the bronze medal at the Hangzhou Para Games last year, started with a mediocre throw of 13.88m before he hit a purple patch.