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Paris Paralympics: Twenty-two years later, landmine blast survivor Nagaland’s Sema wins bronze
By Hokato Hotozhe Sema from Nagaland, serving as a Naib Subedar in the Indian army, clinched a bronze medal in men’s shot put at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Despite losing his leg to a landmine blast, he recorded a career-best throw of 14.65m. This marks Nagaland’s first-ever Paralympic medal.