Suhas Yathiraj Wins Silver at Paris Paralympics 2024
Paris [France], September 4: Indian para-shuttler Suhas Yathiraj won a silver medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Suhas expressed his pride in representing India and shared his hopes for winning more than 25 medals this time, aiming for over 100 medals when India hosts the Paralympics in the future.
Men’s Singles SL4 Category
In the men’s singles SL4 category, Suhas Yathiraj faced France’s Lucas Mazur. Suhas lost in straight sets with scores of 9-21 and 13-21. Despite the defeat, Suhas felt proud of his achievement and the opportunity to compete at the Paralympics.
Other Indian Para-Shuttlers
Sukant Kadam, another Indian para-shuttler, competed for the bronze medal but lost to Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan with scores of 17-21 and 18-21.
Women’s Singles SU5 Category
In the women’s singles SU5 category, Thulasimathi Murugesan won a silver medal after losing to China’s Yang Qiu Xia. Manisha Ramadass secured a bronze medal by defeating Denmark’s Cathrine Rosengren with scores of 21-12 and 21-8.
Gold Medal Success
India also celebrated a gold medal win in para-badminton. Nitesh Kumar defeated Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell in the men’s singles SL3 category with scores of 21-14, 18-21, and 23-21. Nitesh’s victory added to India’s medal tally, following shooter Avani Lekhra’s gold in the women’s 10m air rifle final.
Doubts Revealed
Suhas Yathiraj -: Suhas Yathiraj is an Indian para-badminton player. ‘Para’ means he competes in sports for athletes with disabilities.
Paris Paralympics 2024 -: The Paris Paralympics 2024 is a big sports event for athletes with disabilities, held in Paris, France.
Silver medal -: A silver medal is an award given to the second-place winner in a competition.
Para-shuttler -: A para-shuttler is a badminton player who has a physical disability.
SL4 category -: SL4 is a classification in para-badminton for players with lower limb impairments who can play standing.
Lucas Mazur -: Lucas Mazur is a para-badminton player from France who competed against Suhas Yathiraj.
Sukant Kadam -: Sukant Kadam is another Indian para-badminton player who competed in the Paralympics.
Thulasimathi Murugesan -: Thulasimathi Murugesan is an Indian para-badminton player who won a silver medal.
Manisha Ramadass -: Manisha Ramadass is an Indian para-badminton player who won a bronze medal.
Nitesh Kumar -: Nitesh Kumar is an Indian para-badminton player who won a gold medal in the SL3 category.
SL3 category -: SL3 is a classification in para-badminton for players with lower limb impairments who have a higher degree of disability than SL4 players.
