NEW DELHI: Indian shuttler Suhas Yathiraj added one other Paralympic medal to his identify, securing silver within the males’s singles SL4 class on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games. This marks his second consecutive silver medal within the occasion, following his success on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Yathiraj, a 2007 batch IAS officer, confronted a formidable opponent within the ultimate: reigning Paralympic champion Lucas Mazur of France.The match proved to be a difficult one for the 41-year-old Indian athlete.
Mazur, displaying his dominance, managed the tempo and route of play all through the encounter. Yathiraj fought valiantly however finally succumbed to a straight-games defeat, with the ultimate rating studying 9-21, 13-21.
This outcome marks the second time Mazur has denied Yathiraj Paralympic gold, having additionally triumphed over him within the Tokyo 2020 ultimate. Regardless of the loss, Yathiraj’s achievement is a testomony to his dedication and perseverance.
Born with a congenital deformity in his left ankle, which impacts his mobility, Yathiraj competes within the SL4 class. This class is designated for athletes who compete standing and expertise much less extreme impairment in comparison with the SL3 class.
Yathiraj’s silver medal contributes considerably to India’s medal haul in para-badminton on the Paris Paralympics. His achievement provides to the gold medal gained by Nitesh Kumar within the males’s singles SL3 class, and the silver and bronze medals secured by Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manisha Ramadass respectively within the ladies’s singles SU5 class.
India’s Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan clinched the bronze medal with a commanding 2-0 (21-14, 21-6) victory over Indonesia’s Rina Marlina within the Ladies’s Singles SH6 third-place play-off match.
Nevertheless, in a carefully contested Males’s Singles SL4 Bronze Medal Match, India’s Sukant Kadam misplaced 0-2 (17-21, 18-21) to Fredy Setiawan of Indonesia.
Yathiraj, a 2007 batch IAS officer, confronted a formidable opponent within the ultimate: reigning Paralympic champion Lucas Mazur of France.The match proved to be a difficult one for the 41-year-old Indian athlete.
Mazur, displaying his dominance, managed the tempo and route of play all through the encounter. Yathiraj fought valiantly however finally succumbed to a straight-games defeat, with the ultimate rating studying 9-21, 13-21.
This outcome marks the second time Mazur has denied Yathiraj Paralympic gold, having additionally triumphed over him within the Tokyo 2020 ultimate. Regardless of the loss, Yathiraj’s achievement is a testomony to his dedication and perseverance.
Born with a congenital deformity in his left ankle, which impacts his mobility, Yathiraj competes within the SL4 class. This class is designated for athletes who compete standing and expertise much less extreme impairment in comparison with the SL3 class.
Yathiraj’s silver medal contributes considerably to India’s medal haul in para-badminton on the Paris Paralympics. His achievement provides to the gold medal gained by Nitesh Kumar within the males’s singles SL3 class, and the silver and bronze medals secured by Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manisha Ramadass respectively within the ladies’s singles SU5 class.
India’s Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan clinched the bronze medal with a commanding 2-0 (21-14, 21-6) victory over Indonesia’s Rina Marlina within the Ladies’s Singles SH6 third-place play-off match.
Nevertheless, in a carefully contested Males’s Singles SL4 Bronze Medal Match, India’s Sukant Kadam misplaced 0-2 (17-21, 18-21) to Fredy Setiawan of Indonesia.
