Tokyo, Sep 5 (Agency) India’s para-shuttler Suhas Yathiraj clinched the silver medal after losing to Lucas Mazur of France in the men’s singles SL4 class final at the Tokyo Paralympics, here on Sunday. The 38-year-old Suhas put up a brave fight before losing 21-15 17-21 15-21 to two-time world champion Mazur in the final, which lasted 62-minute.
Yathiraj, the district magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida), who has an impairment in one of his ankles, also became the first-ever IAS officer to win a medal at the Paralympics. With his silver, India have now extended its medal tally to 18 – four gold, eight silver and six bronze medals at the ongoing Paralympic Games.