Suhas LY, former DM of Noida, has scripted historical past in the Para-Badminton International Championship held in Thailand. He received a gold medal in the massive match. Yathiraj, a Computer Engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Suratkal, Karnataka was posted because the district Justice of the Peace of Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Suhas performed a complete of seven matches in the match and didn’t give any probability to his opponent in any of them. In his golden journey, Suhas received matches in opposition to gamers from Indonesia, France, South Korea, and in addition in opposition to his fellow Indian gamers from Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Talking concerning the last match, Suhas defeated his Sukant Kadam 21-14, 17-21, 21-14 in a nail-biting match.
“Proud to win Gold Medal after winning final on Sunday 14th May, in Thailand Open 2023, being held in Pattaya, Thailand,” Yathiraj posted on his social media deal with.
Yathiraj, who has an impairment to one in every of his ankles, in an interview stated he by no means allowed the impairment to cease him from following his dream.
“I never saw myself with the impairment and I owe this mindset to my parents. I was not given any special treatment since the beginning. My parents made me play with schoolmates and allowed me to participate in inter-school races which many parents of special needs children didn’t. I also think that like most good things, stigma too begins at home. All the strength to lead a proper life begins at home,” he as soon as instructed the media.
“I played badminton at the school level and it was my favourite pastime in the civil services academy. Some of my colleagues lauded me for the way I played and suggested that I should take it up professionally. My wife Ritu also thought the same, so I went ahead. My interest started in 2012, the deformity in my ankle forced me to play sports more and stay more active,” he had stated.
