Kiren Rijiju Congratulates Suhas Yathiraj For Winning Silver Medal: Suhas Yathiraj has created history by winning the silver medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Now Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has congratulated him on this historic achievement. Suhas is also in the news because he is an IAS officer and he has received this medal in the Men’s Singles SL4 category.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated Suhas through X and wrote, “Won silver, but passion like a gold medalist. Many congratulations to Suhas Yathiraj for winning the silver medal in the Men’s Singles SL4 Badminton category. Your dedication and excellence have encouraged all of us to overcome our challenges. We are all proud of you.”
Silver it is, with a golden spirit!
Congratulations to @suhas_ly for winning the SILVER medal in Men’s Single SL4 Badminton at #Paralympics2024,
Your dedication & relentless pursuit of excellence inspire us all to rise above our challenges.
Proud of you, Champion!… pic.twitter.com/f4mhblSCNq— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 2, 2024
He is an IAS officer by profession
Suhas Yathiraj is a resident of Uttar Pradesh and is a 2007 batch IAS officer. He has also been the District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar and Prayagraj. Let us tell you that he has completed his studies in Computer Engineering from the National Institute of Technology and he is the only IAS officer and Arjun Award winner to win a medal in the Paralympics.
Suhas entered badminton quite late, but in a short time he became one of the top para badminton players in the world. He is still the world’s number-1 badminton player in the men’s singles SL4 category.
storehouse of achievements
If we look at Suhas’s achievements, he has now become a two-time Paralympics medalist. Apart from this, he won gold in the 2022 Asian Para Games, while he won a bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Para Games. Suhas has recently won a gold medal in the 2024 World Championship. He has a gold medal in the 2016 Asian Para Badminton Championship.
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