Asian Para Games bronze leaves Suhas Yathiraj hungry for gold amid IAS duties and badminton
Indian IAS officer and para-badminton player Suhas Yathiraj expressed disappointment after winning a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games. He is now focusing his training on achieving gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.
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NEW DELHI: Suhas Yathiraj was disappointed with his bronze medal at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya. Having beaten Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan in their group match just days earlier, the Indian shuttler had hoped to reach the final and fight for gold.Suhas lost the men's singles SL4 semifinal 23-21, 8-21, 15-21. He had chances to take the opening game but failed to convert them. After bouncing back to win the second game 21-8, he lost focus at a crucial stage of the decider.“Definitely not satisfied with bronze. I think if I had played up to my full potential, I would have definitely done better. In fact, I defeated Fredy of Indonesia in the group match in Nagoya only a few days ago,” Suhas told TimesofIndia.com from Aichi-Nagoya in Japan.“In the semifinal match, the first set was very close.
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