Gora Ho

Gora Ho is an Indian archer based in Balijhudi village, Rajnagar.[1] He is also known as the Golden Boy.[2][3]

Early life

Gora, youngest son of Khaireu Ho comes from a poor family of farmers. He lost his mother Chameni in 2016 and was since looked after by his three elder brothers. He began his training at Arjuna Archery Academy and was later moved to Dugni Archery Academy in Seraikela by B Srinivas Rao.[1][4]

Career

In 2014, at the age of 13, he earned recognition after receiving three gold medals at National School Games in Ranchi and in 2015 he won 10 more medals at Jharkhand Archery Championship.[1]

In 2018, Gora partnered with Akash and Gaurav Lambe and defeated Mongolia to win the gold medal at Asia Cup Stage 1 Archery Meet 2018 in Bangkok.[5][6]

Awards

In 2015, he received the National Child Award by Pranab Mukherjee. He was awarded with a special bow which costed INR 2.7 lakhs, by the government in 2017. He has won more than 100 medals in sub-junior and junior events in state and national levels.[1][7]

References

1. "Tribal boy wonder Gora Ho shoots gold at Asia Cup - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
2. "Gora Ho's date with arrows & chicken". The Telegraph. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
3. "Tribal archer Gora Ho, wonder boy from Jharkhand, shoots gold at Asia Cup in Bangkok". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2018.
4. "Wow! Gora wins gold in global debut". The Telegraph. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
5. "India finish Archery Asia Cup campaign with 3 gold, 2 bronze medals". India Today. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
6. Bureau, Sports; Bureau, Sports (9 March 2018). "Muskan bags two gold medals". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 March 2018. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
7. "Meet Gora Ho: Jharkhand's tribal boy who won Gold in Archery Asia Cup". The Financial Express. 10 March 2018.