Paralympics 2024
Paralympics 2024 Badminton: Suhas's silver streak continues, Nithya win bronze
India's Suhas Yathiraj clinched silver medal in men's singles SL4 category, while Sukant Kadam suffered defeat in bronze medal match. Nithya Sre added a bronze to wrap up the day.
Suhas Yathiraj in action at the Paris Paralympics. (Photo Credit: Doodharshan/X)
India's para badminton star Suhas Yathiraj won a silver medal in the men's singles SL4 category at the Paris Paralympics on Monday.
He lost in the final to France's Lucas Mazur in straight sets, with scores of 21-9, 21-13.
This is Suhas Yathiraj's second consecutive Paralympics silver medal in the men's singles SL4 category. He was defeated by Lucas Mazur, the favorite, in the final once again.
The 41-year-old Suhas, who is an IAS officer from the 2007 batch, struggled in the match and couldn't match the strong performance of the French player, losing 9-21, 13-21.
Lucas Mazur also defeated Suhas in the final of the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago, denying him the gold medal once more.
Suhas was born with a congenital deformity in his left ankle, which affected his mobility.
He competes in the SL4 category, which is for athletes with less severe impairments who compete while standing.
Suhas's silver medal brings India's total in para-badminton at the Paris Paralympics to four, following a gold by Kumar Nitesh in SL3 and a silver and bronze by Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manisha Ramadass in women's singles SU5.
Nithya Sre Sivan secured the bronze medal after defeating Rina Marlin to become the first 🇮🇳 woman to win a medal in the Women's Singles SH6, with scores of 21-14, 21-6.
However India missed out on the double podium finish as Sukant Kadam suffered a defeat against Fredy Setiawan in the bronze medal match, with scores of 17-21, 18-21.
