New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Suhas Yathiraj started his Para Asian Games 2026 campaign with a resounding straight-game win over Bangladesh's Joytu Dhar in the men's singles SL4 Group E match on Friday. In a match that had some thrilling moments, Suhas defeated Dhar 21-8, 21-11. In his next group stage clash, Suhas will face Fredy Setiawan of Indonesia.

Along with Pramod Bhagat, Suhas is a serious medal contender for India at the Para Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. Japan has always been a happy hunting place for Suhas, it he won his first-ever Paralympic medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021. He won silver in men's singles.

An IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer of the 2007 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre, Suhas repeated won his second Paral...