Noida DM Suhas LY creates history, clinches silver at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Suhas has become the first-ever Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer to win a medal at the Paralympics.

India’s para-shuttler Suhas L Yathiraj, who is the district magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, lost the badminton final to settle for a silver medal in the men’s singles SL4 category of the Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday (September 5). Suhas lost to Frenchman Lucas Mazur 21-15, 17-21, 15-21 in the final. However, despite the loss, the 38-year-old has become the first-ever Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer to win a medal at the Paralympics. Suhas, with a leg impairment, faced tough competition in the final as after winning the first Game, he conceded the other two. However, the Noida DM was at his dominating best against his rivals in the previous rounds. While it took him less than 20 minutes to sail through the first two matches, Suhas outwitted Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan 21-9 21-15 in 31 minutes in the first semifinal on Saturday.