JAMSHEDPUR: A modern-day Ekalavya tale appears to be taking shape, but not like the mythical mythological archer, 17-year-old Gora Ho is not going to must part with his thumb.
Part of the gold-medal winning workforce at the Asia Cup Stage I archery meet at Bangkok, Gora partnered Akash and Gaurav Lambe to overcome Mongolia to the highest spot within the recurve event on Thursday.
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A tribal from Balijhudi village in Rajnagar, the wiry Gora is regarded as one thing of a prodigy with the bow and arrow. With more than 100 medals in sub-junior and junior events at the state and national levels, he has abruptly grow to be the state's brightest skill in a brief span of six years, earning the sobriquet, Golden Boy. The subsequent herbal step is the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, says everybody who has seen him in action.
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"This boy is Olympic material," says B Srinivas Rao, his coach at Dugni Archery Academy in Seraikela. "His natural talent needs to be honed through focused training under the guidance of a recognized foreign coach," provides Rao.
Sensing they'd a different skill in their midst, the state government awarded him a different bow that price Rs 2.70 lakh remaining yr. But still issues are not easy, making the Gora Ho tale a novel underdog one. Archery, the Ho family hopes, will provide the automobile out of poverty and misery.
Hailing from a deficient family of farmers, Gora is the youngest of four siblings. His father, the 50-year-old Khaireu Ho has been confined to the bed for the remaining two years following a paralytic assault. Gora had misplaced his mother Chameni in 2016 and his three elder brothers take care of him.
"Even as a little boy, he showed a remarkable talent for archery," recollects brother Prem Shankar, "He has the capacity of doing the country proud in more international competitions. He needs the proper guidance."
As a child, Gora started his training at the Arjuna Archery Academy in Kharswan the place he was spotted through Rao, who moved him to the Dugni Academy in Seraikela.
In 2014, barely 13, Gora earned reputation after winning three gold medals at the National School Games in Ranchi and a yr later, confirmed he was no flash within the pan with 10 more medals at the Jharkhand Archery Championships. The same yr, he won the National Child Award from then President Pranab Mukherjee and an area legend took flight.
Upbeat after the Bangkok performance, Gora is making ready for the rigors to be a part of India's workforce for the impending World Cup championship in Shanghai from April 23.
Currently, Gora is enlisted as a cadet at Army Boys Club in Pune but helps to keep shuttling to the Steel City for his recreation. "Support from my teammates and hard work helped me perform well at my first international outing," he said on his return from Bangkok on Friday. "I wish to keep this dream alive and shoot for India at the 2020 Olympic Games."
Part of the gold-medal winning workforce at the Asia Cup Stage I archery meet at Bangkok, Gora partnered Akash and Gaurav Lambe to overcome Mongolia to the highest spot within the recurve event on Thursday.
ALSO READ: Muskan Kirar, Promila Daimary win gold at Archery Asia Cup
A tribal from Balijhudi village in Rajnagar, the wiry Gora is regarded as one thing of a prodigy with the bow and arrow. With more than 100 medals in sub-junior and junior events at the state and national levels, he has abruptly grow to be the state's brightest skill in a brief span of six years, earning the sobriquet, Golden Boy. The subsequent herbal step is the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, says everybody who has seen him in action.
ALSO READ: India end with three gold medals at Archery Asia Cup
"This boy is Olympic material," says B Srinivas Rao, his coach at Dugni Archery Academy in Seraikela. "His natural talent needs to be honed through focused training under the guidance of a recognized foreign coach," provides Rao.
Sensing they'd a different skill in their midst, the state government awarded him a different bow that price Rs 2.70 lakh remaining yr. But still issues are not easy, making the Gora Ho tale a novel underdog one. Archery, the Ho family hopes, will provide the automobile out of poverty and misery.
Hailing from a deficient family of farmers, Gora is the youngest of four siblings. His father, the 50-year-old Khaireu Ho has been confined to the bed for the remaining two years following a paralytic assault. Gora had misplaced his mother Chameni in 2016 and his three elder brothers take care of him.
"Even as a little boy, he showed a remarkable talent for archery," recollects brother Prem Shankar, "He has the capacity of doing the country proud in more international competitions. He needs the proper guidance."
As a child, Gora started his training at the Arjuna Archery Academy in Kharswan the place he was spotted through Rao, who moved him to the Dugni Academy in Seraikela.
In 2014, barely 13, Gora earned reputation after winning three gold medals at the National School Games in Ranchi and a yr later, confirmed he was no flash within the pan with 10 more medals at the Jharkhand Archery Championships. The same yr, he won the National Child Award from then President Pranab Mukherjee and an area legend took flight.
Upbeat after the Bangkok performance, Gora is making ready for the rigors to be a part of India's workforce for the impending World Cup championship in Shanghai from April 23.
Currently, Gora is enlisted as a cadet at Army Boys Club in Pune but helps to keep shuttling to the Steel City for his recreation. "Support from my teammates and hard work helped me perform well at my first international outing," he said on his return from Bangkok on Friday. "I wish to keep this dream alive and shoot for India at the 2020 Olympic Games."
Tribal boy wonder Gora Ho shoots gold at Asia Cup
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