Sat Sep 07 07:20:10 UTC 2024: – Hokato Hotozhe Sema won bronze in the men’s F57 shotput at the Paralympics with a throw of 14.65m
– Compatriot Soman Rana finished fifth, while gold was taken by Yasin Khosravi of Iran and silver went to Thiago dos Santos of Brazil
– Khosravi set a new Paralympic record with each of his throws, dominating the competition
– Hokato’s journey to the Paralympics included losing his leg in a land mine blast in 2002 and struggling to recover both physically and mentally
– He started focusing on shot put to maximize his upper body strength, eventually winning bronze at the Asian Games and now a Paralympic medal on his debut attempt in Paris

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