JAMSHEDPUR: A modern day Ekalavya story looks to be taking shape, but unlike the legendary mythological archer, 17-year-old Gora Ho will not have to part with his thumb.
Part of the gold-medal winning team at the Asia Cup Stage I archery meet at Bangkok, Gora partnered Akash and Gaurav Lambe to beat Mongolia to the top spot in the recurve event on Thursday.
A tribal from Balijhudi village in Rajnagar, the wiry Gora is considered something 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 swiftly become the state’s brightest talent in a short span of six years, earning the sobriquet, Golden Boy. His showing at the Asia Cup has helped him live up to the title. The next natural step is the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, says everyone who has seen him in action.
