2007 batch IAS officer and former DM of Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida), Mr. Suhas LY, an ace para-badminton player of India as well, has qualified for the Asian Para Games. He will represent India in badminton sports in this prestigious event. The Asian Para Games will be held in China this year.
Mr. Suhas won all the matches of the trial series organized for selection. Representing Uttar Pradesh, he defeated Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in the final matches.
It is worth mentioning here that Mr. Suhas also holds the post of Sports Secretary of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Happy to share that I Qualified for Asian Para Games 2023 to be held in China in October. Won all the matches in selection trials. Win against Haryana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh ensured ticked to Asian Para Games.Trials for selection of Indian team was held in Noida. Jai hind 🙏 pic.twitter.com/OrM80T0kCc
— Suhas L Yathiraj (@suhas_ly) July 25, 2023
Informing about his qualification, he shared a post on Twitter and wrote, “Happy to share that I qualified for Asian Para Games 2023 to be held in China in October. Won all the matches in selection trials. Win against Haryana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh ensured ticked to Asian Para Games. Trials for selection of Indian team was held in Noida. Jai hind”
Para Asian Games will be organized in the month of October this year.
Apart from being a famous IAS officer, Mr. Suhas is also a well-known para badminton player. He has won many medals in international tournaments, including Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021. He won the silver and bronze medal in the last two Para Olympics.
His ranking is number one in the country. He is the number two player in the world.
A trial series was organized at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium in Greater Noida to select the team for the Para Asian Games. Mr. Suhas won all the matches in the trial series.
He is also preparing for the Para Olympics to be held next year. He aims to win a gold medal for the country in the upcoming Para Olympics.
