Suhas Yathiraj

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: India sign off with best ever tally of 19 medals as Games come to a close

The defining images from Day 13 of the Tokyo Paralympics and the stories powering the men and women photographed.

Suhas Yathiraj says he's 'never been so happy and disappointed at same time' after silver at Tokyo 2020

A computer engineer, Suhas Yathiraj became an IAS officer in 2007 and was at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as Noida's District Magistrate.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Suhas Yathiraj clinches silver medal in badminton SL4 class

The unseeded Suhas had lost to Mazur, who has won three gold medals in European Championships as well, in the qualifying group A match but the Indian made a tremendous effort in the final to challenge his World No 1 rival.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Pramod Bhagat, Suhas Yathiraj, Krishna Nagar enter badminton finals

The 33-year-old Bhagat, the current world No 1, secured a 21-11, 21-16 win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the first SL3 class semi-finals that lasted 36 minutes.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Bhagat-Kohli pair in semis as India's badminton dominance continues

Bhagat, who had qualified for the men's singles SL3 event on Thursday, and Kohli beat Thailand's Siripong Teamarrom and Nipada Saensupa 21-15 21-19 in a 29-minute clash to finish second in Group B.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Shuttlers Suhas Yathiraj and Tarun Dhillon register wins in opening round; Kohli-Parmar lose

The 38-year-old Suhas took just 19 minutes to see off Germany's Jan Niklas Pott 21-9 21-3 in a lopsided group A clash.

Para Asian Games 2018: India bag two silver and three bronze medals on opening day of event

India opened its Para Asian Games campaign in style by bagging two silver and three bronze medals on the opening day.