Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj

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Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1983-07-02) 2 July 1983 (age 41)
Hassan, Karnataka, India
Residence Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Years active2007–present
HandednessRight
Coach Gaurav Khanna [1]
Men's singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Highest ranking1 (MS 23 June 2024)
7 (MD with Umesh Vikram Kumar 24 October 2019)
Current ranking1 (MS)
93 (MD with Umesh Vikram Kumar) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Beijing Men's singles
BWF profile

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj (born 2 July 1983) is an Indian para-badminton player and the World No. 1 in men's singles. He won the silver medals at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 games thus becoming the only Indian para-badminton player to win back to back medals at the Games.

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Yathiraj is also an IAS officer of the 2007 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre, and has served as District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar & Prayagraj. He won the gold medal at the National Para Badminton Championships in 2018. He is also an engineer who graduated from National Institute of Technology, Surathkal. [2] He is the only IAS officer in India to win a Paralympic medal and an Arjuna Award. [3]

At the 2016 Asian Para Badminton Championships, [4] [5] Beijing, China, he became the first Indian bureaucrat to win a professional International Badminton Championship. [6] [7] He won gold beating Hary Susanto of Indonesia in the finals when he was serving as District Magistrate of Azamgarh. [8] [9] [10] He came to International attention when he won gold and became first ever serving Indian bureaucrat to represent and win a medal for India at global level. [11] [12]

In December, 2016, he became the recipient of Uttar Pradesh's highest civilian honor, the Yash Bharti, [13] which he received on 1 December 2016 from the erstwhile Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. On 3 December, World Disabilities Day, he received award from the state government for his performances in para sports. [14] He also holds distinctive record for winning many awards while serving in his official capacity. [15] [16] He has been awarded for his performances by Governor of Uttar Pradesh for his duties related to elections, by Revenue Minister and Chairman, Board of Revenue for duties regarding revenue administration. Suhas is also supported by GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme. [17]

Since his appointment in February 2023, he is serving as the Secretary and Director General of Youth Welfare and Prantiya Rakshak Dal, a department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. [18]

Early life and education

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj was born to Yathiraj L K(late) and Jayashree C S in Hassan, Karnataka. Sibling : Sharath L Y, His early schooling happened in Dudda near Hassan district. Since his father was a government servant, he had to travel and move with father during his postings at different places. He did most of his secondary education in DVS independent college Shivamogga, Karnataka. [2] He graduated from National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka in Computer Science and Engineering branch in 2004 by scoring First class with Distinction. [19] [20]

Posts held

PositionPlaceTenure
Probationer Agra 1 year
Joint Magistrate Azamgarh 1 year 3 months
Chief Development Officer Mathura 4 months
District Magistrate Maharajganj 3 months
District Magistrate Hathras 10 months
District Magistrate Sonbhadra 3 months
District Magistrate Jaunpur 2 years 3 months
District Magistrate Azamgarh 1 year 11 months
District Magistrate Prayagraj 1 year 4 months
District Magistrate Gautam Buddha Nagar Incumbent

Personal life

Suhas is married to Ritu Suhas, who got selected as Mrs U.P in Mrs. India 2019 contest [21] [22] a PCS officer currently posted as ADM (Administration) in Ghaziabad. His daughter Saanvi is 5 years old and son Vivaan is 2 years old. His wife has also been awarded for excellent work in voter awareness in general elections. [23]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur 21–15, 17–21, 15–21 Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur9–21, 13–21 Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver

World Championships

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 21–18, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Amin Burhanuddin 13–21, 21–18, 21–9 Med 1.png Gold

Asian Championships

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto 21–4, 21–11 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. [24] [25]

Men's singles SL4

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2023Thailand Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam 21–14, 17–21, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Bahrain Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Amin Burhanuddin 21–16, 21–23, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Dubai Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Amin Burhanuddin13–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024Spanish Para-Badminton International ILevel 1 Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur 18–21, 6–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
20244 Nations Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur7–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

International tournaments (2011–2021) (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's singles SL4

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Turkish Para-Badminton International Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam 21–16, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Japan Para-Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Lucas Mazur 14–21, 21–14, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Turkish Para-Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Lucas Mazur10–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Turkish Para-Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Lucas Mazur21–16, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Irish Para-Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Lucas Mazur19–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Brazil Para-Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Lucas Mazur9–21, 21–16, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020Peru Para-Badminton International Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019China Para-Badminton International Flag of India.svg Umesh Vikram Kumar Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar 		21–18, 16–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Denmark Para-Badminton International Flag of India.svg Umesh Vikram Kumar Flag of Thailand.svg Mongkhon Bunsun
Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom 		21–14, 8–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Awards and recognition

A huge hoarding in Noida congratulating Suhas Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj.jpg
A huge hoarding in Noida congratulating Suhas

In sports

In administration

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