| 1. Hokato Hotozhe Sema was born into a family of farmers. |
| 2. From a young age, he aspired to join the Indian Army. |
| 3. He served as a havildar in the 9th Assam Regiment until he lost his leg due to a landmine during a military operation on 14 October 2002. |
| 4. Following his injury, he transitioned to shot put throwing and has shown remarkable dedication with around 14 hours of training per week. |
| 5. In 2022, he made history as the first athlete from Nagaland to secure a medal at the Asian Para Games. |
| 6. In the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he was the sole representative from Nagaland, achieving a personal best throw of 14.65 meters to earn a bronze medal. |
| 7. He began shot put at age 32 in 2016 after encouragement from a senior army official at the Pune-based Artificial Limb Centre. |
| 8. He lost his left leg below the knee in a landmine blast during an anti-terrorist counter-infiltration operation in Chowkibal, Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 9. He served as a havildar in the 9th Assam Regiment until he lost his left leg below the knee due to a landmine blast during a counter-infiltration operation on 14 October 2002 in Chowkibal, Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 10. He began shot put at age 32 in 2016 after a chance meeting with Lieutenant Colonel Gaurav Dutta encouraged him to take up the sport. |
| 11. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he broke the previous Paralympic record of 13.49 meters set by Olokhan Musayev from Azerbaijan. |
