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Tokyo Paralympic 2020 : 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 Morning .

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.

Suhas had lost to Mazur, who has won three gold medals in European Championships as well, in the qualifying group A match but the India made a tremendous effort in the final to challenge his world No. 1 rival.

The district magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) thus also became the first-ever IAS officer to win a medal at the Paralympics.

    In SL4 bronze medal play-off, second seed Tarun Dhillon went down 17-21 11-21 to Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan in 32 minutes to miss out of a medal at the Totogi national stadium.
             A computer engineer, Suhas went on to become an IAS officer and has been posted as a district magistrate of Noida since 2020, a role that saw him at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

On court, he has won gold medals at 2017 BWF Turkish Para badminton championship in men's singles and men's doubles. He also won gold in 2016 Asia championships, besides a bronze at 2018 Asian Para Games.
    More medals are in store for India as Krishna Nagar also sailed into the men's singles SH6 class final.
Pramod Bhagat, 33, and his partner Palak Kohli, 19, will meet Japanese pair of Daisuke Fujihara and Akiko Sugino in the bronze medal play off in mixed doubles SL3-SU5 class later on Sunday.

      They had lost the semifinals 3-21 15-21 to Indonesian combination of Hary Susanto and Leani Ratri Oktila. Pramod Bhagat on Saturday had claimed India's first gold at the Paralympics in men's singles SL3 class.

Congratulations to Suhas Yathiraj who gave a tough fight to world #1 and won silver medal in badminton at #Paralympics. Your dedication in pursuing sports while discharging duties as a civil servant is exceptional. Best wishes for a future full of accomplishments.

President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 5, 2021

A fantastic confluence of service and sports! @dmgbnagar Suhas Yathiraj has captured the imagination of our entire nation thanks to his exceptional sporting performance. Congratulations to him on winning the Silver medal in Badminton. Best wishes to him for his future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/bFM9707VhZ

Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 5, 2021

Heartiest congratulations to Suhas Yathiraj on winning #Silver in the Men#39s Badminton Singles SL4 event at Tokyo Paralympics 2020.He has inspired many with his on-court performances as a shuttler off-court conduct as an able civil servant. Best wishes for his future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/49XjWxpktS

Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) September 5, 2021

What an absolute thriller of a match!!! @suhasly Wins #SILVER in Badminton Men#39s Singles SL4 in a close nail biting finish! More wins to come! #badminton #Parabadminton#Praise4Para #Tokyo2020 #Tokyoparalympics2020 #Paralympics #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/tpFQISLcnu

Paralympic India #Cheer4India #Praise4Para (@ParalympicIndia) September 5, 2021

What. A. Match #FRA#39s Lucas Mazur and #IND#39s Suhas Yathiraj served up a true classic in the #ParaBadminton Men#39s Singles SL4 Final. #Gold #Silver #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/jUjC8QqboA

#Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) September 5, 2021

Suhas wins #Silver #IND#39s Suhas Yathiraj won his nation#39s 18th medal of the #Paralympics, after #FRA#39s Lucas Mazur mounted an incredible comeback to win the Men#39s Singles SL4 final 15-21, 21-17, 21-15! #ParaBadminton #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/aAOPMKj5Bm

#Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) September 5, 2021

Congratulations to Suhas Yathiraj for winning the silver medal #badminton #TokyoParalympics pic.twitter.com/60ZfSvPNrg

Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) September 5, 2021

Hon#39ble Prime Minister Sh. @narendramodi spoke to #Silver medal winner congratulated him. @suhasly @dmgbnagar thanked PM said that he remembers the interaction they had after Asian Games, where PM had motivated the athletes.#JaiHind @ianuragthakur #Praise4Para #WeThe15 pic.twitter.com/uOdgB926o1

Paralympic India #Cheer4India #Praise4Para (@ParalympicIndia) September 5, 2021

Suhas Yathiraj #IND was certainly the surprise package of the #Badminton men#39s singles SL4 class!

He pushed No 1 seed Lucas Mazur #FRA all the way in a great final

#Tokyo2020 #Paralympics @bwfmedia pic.twitter.com/9kl9N1Ey6V

Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) September 5, 2021

Just In#Tokyo2020 #Paralympics Silver Medalist, Suhas L Yathiraj (IAS), @dmgbnagar is very emotional on his victory

Let#39s hear directly from Suhas on winning a #silver and what it means to him
#Cheer4India #Praise4Para@PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik

Listen In pic.twitter.com/hbTFU0sqqo

SAI Media (@MediaSAI) September 5, 2021

Fabulous win Suhas L Yathiraj !

Juggling two very different roles and you aced them both ! Great skill, time management and determination!

Congratulations!#Praise4Para #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/NjRB8gPFkM

Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) September 5, 2021

Congratulations to Suhas Yathiraj ji for bagging silver medal for the country on the early morning of Sunday. What more nation can ask from you? Serving as DM you have brought laurels for the country in sports also. You have given a path to all those who suffers from mishaps. pic.twitter.com/0xa6FKigJQ

Nisith Pramanik (@NisithPramanik) September 5, 2021

Another medal secured in Badminton! Extremely proud of the fantastic display put on by @dmgbnagar Suhas Yathiraj to win the #Silver . A fantastic debut for us in Para Badminton at the @Paralympics with a couple of matches still to go!#Paralympics #Tokyo2020 #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/wVtPYPA7KI

Deepa Malik (@DeepaAthlete) September 5, 2021

Silver for Suhas Yathiraj! Exceptional performance by the IAS officer to almost outclass the world no.1 in the mens singles badminton SL4. Exemplifies the belief of our Para athletes at the #Tokyo2020 Paralympics. Many congratulations! #Praise4Para

Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@AbhinavBindra) September 5, 2021

Congratulations to @Krishnanagar99 @suhasly on winning respectively in #badminton!

Our performance this year at the #Paralympics has been nothing short of a fairytale it is just the beginning.

More power to our para athletes! #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/ypZrrivG0R

Sachin Tendulkar (@sachinrt) September 5, 2021

There are Engineers.
There are IAS officers.
There are Paralympics medal winners.
And then there is Suhas Yathiraj who#39s all three!
A true inspiration. Congratulations sir #Paralympics #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/QxWeyHAlY1

Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) September 5, 2021