Updated On: 05 September, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Tokyo | PTI
Suhas Yathiraj, who is also the district magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida), thus also became the first-ever IAS officer to win a medal at the Paralympics

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India`s Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj ended his campaign with a historic silver after going down fighting against top seed Lucas Mazur of France in the men`s singles SL4 class final at the Tokyo Paralympics here on Sunday.
The 38-year-old Noida district magistrate, who has an impairment in one of his ankles, produced an entertaining performance before narrowly going down 21-15 17-21 15-21 to two-time world champion Mazur in a 62-minute summit clash.