DIMAPUR — The Nagaland State Disability Forum (NSDF) has congratulated Hokato Hotozhe Sema on winning the Bronze medal in the men’s F57 shot put event at the Paris Paralympics 2024 and stated that his achievement has brought pride to the state and inspired para-athletes across the nation.
It mentioned that throughout Nagaland, there are many persons with disabilities (PwDs) actively and enthusiastically participating in various parasport events and numerous individuals have excelled and won medals at zonal and national levels. IT added that their achievements have highlighted the immense potential of PwDs in sports.
It, however, pointed out that there are many significant challenges being faced by the disabled community in sports including lack of specific programmes for parasport, lack of accessible infrastructure and limited support for disabled sportspersons to pursue their dreams and goals.
It, therefore, called upon our government and the society at large to recognise and support the para athletes by creating a structured mechanism for identifying, nurturing and rewarding PwDs excelling in sports.
“With proper infrastructure, funding assistance and training facilities, we have no doubt that more individuals with disabilities will be able to shine on the international stage like our very own Hokato Hotozhe Sema,” the forum stated.
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