Suhas Yathiraj Bags Silver In Badminton At Tokyo Paralympics

• BySheetal Sidhu     |    September 5, 2021

India’s Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj won a silver playing against top seed Lucas Mazur of France in the men’s singles SL4 class final at the Tokyo Paralympics  on Sunday.

The 38-year-old Noida district magistrate, who has an impairment in one of his ankles, produced a thrilling  performance before narrowly going down 21-15 17-21 15-21 to two-time world champion Mazur in a 62-minute summit clash.The district magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) thus also became the first-ever IAS officer to win a medal at the Paralympics.

PM Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind congratulated Yathiraj on winning the Silver medal at #Tokyoparalympics2020. “Congratulations to Suhas Yathiraj who gave a tough fight to world #1 and won silver medal in badminton at #Paralympics. Your dedication in pursuing sports while discharging duties as a civil servant is exceptional. Best wishes for a future full of accomplishments” wrote President Kovind in a tweet.

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