Noida DM Suhas Yathiraj bags Silver in Tokyo Paralympics; President Kovind appreciates

For the first time ever, achievement, wherein an Indian Administrative Service officer, Suhas Yathiraj, the District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar participated and won a silver for India in badminton. Yathiraj closed his campaign with a tough fight against top seed French shuttler, Lucas Mazur, in the men’s singles SL4 class final.

Taking it to twitter, President of India Ram Nath Kovind, on September 5, lauded the silver medal-winning feat of the 2007 batch IAS officer-cum-Badminton player, at the Tokyo Paralympics. The President appreciated Shuhas’ dedication saying, being dedicated to sports while performing his duties as a civil servant is exceptional. The President posted a tweet, writing, “Congratulations to Suhas Yathiraj who gave a tough fight to the world #1 and won a 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.”

The officer had also been praised by the IAS officers’ Association. The association tweeted, “Congratulations Suhas LY, #IAS, DM G.B. Nagar, (NOIDA), #IND @dmgbnagar for winning the #Silver medal in Men’s Singles SL4 #Parabadminton at #TokyoParalympics. We and the entire nation are proud of you.”