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Suhas Yathiraj opens Para Asian Games with 21-8 win
Livemint··7h ago
Suhas Yathiraj beat Bangladesh's Joytu Dhar 21-8, 21-11 in men's singles SL4 Group E at the Para Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday. He next faces Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan in the group stage. The 40-year-old IAS officer won Paralympic silver medals in Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024. He is a 2007-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre officer.
Prism
What It Means For You
- India's SL4 medal hopes in Aichi-Nagoya include Suhas alongside Pramod Bhagat, Livemint reported.
- His next group match against Setiawan will decide further progress from Group E.
- Viewers can track SL4 results from the same Para Asian Games badminton schedule.
What's Happening
- Friday's straight-game win opened Suhas's Para Asian Games 2026 campaign.
- He won Para Asian Games gold in Hangzhou 2022 and bronze in Jakarta 2018.
- He also won gold at the 2016 Asian Para Badminton Championships.
Beyond The Court
- Born with an ankle impairment in Hassan, Karnataka, he graduated in computer science from NIT Surathkal in 2004.
- He has served as District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar and Prayagraj.
- He is an Arjuna Award recipient and among IAS officers with a Paralympic medal.
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