Noida DM Suhas LY is World No. 3 para shuttler and Asian champion as well

Born in Hassan, Karnataka, Noida DM Suhas LY is current world No. 3 in SL4 men’s singles badminton category of Para sports.

Noida District Magistrate (DM) and para-badminton player Suhas L. Yathiraj on Thursday (September 2) defeated Jan Niklas Pott of Germany 21-9, 21-3 in men’s singles SL4 – Group A match one of the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Suhas, who has become the first civil servant from the country to represent India in the Tokyo Paralympics, dominated the proceedings and completed the match in 19 minutes with a straight-set victory. Niklas Pott had no answers to Suhas LY’s shots. Suhas LY will be compering in his second group stage match on Friday. Earlier in the day, shuttler Palak Kohli and Parul Parmar went down 0-2 against second-seeded Huihui MA and Hefang Cheng of China in their first Group B match. Born in Hassan, Karnataka, Suhas LY is current world No. 3 in SL4 men’s singles badminton category of Para sports. He became National Champion after winning Gold Medal in Men's Singles category at 2nd National Para Badminton Championships held at Varanasi in March 2018.