They toiled in Lucknow, won hearts in Tokyo

Lucknow: As soon as reigning world champion Pramod Bhagat created history by clinching a gold medal in parabadminton at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics, followed by a bronze by Manoj Sarkar, celebrations broke out in Lucknow as the two players share a special bond with the city.
The news of Suhas LY — the district magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar and number 3 in SL4 category (Parabadminton) — storming into the finals came as the icing on the cake.He will take a shot at the gold medal on Sunday.
Bhagat, born in Bihar and brought up in Odisha, had been practising in Lucknow for the last four years.
“Pramod has brought honour to the country. He camped in Lucknow with me. He started off with the Sports College, Lucknow, and then moved to Babu Banarasi Das Badminton Academy. He later started training at Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy (GKEBA) under coach Gaurav Khanna,” said fellow player Abu Hubaida. Manoj Sarkar had also been training in Lucknow for the last 3-4 years.
CM congratulates medal winners: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth congratulated parabadminton players Pramod Bhagat, Suhas LY and Manoj Sarkar for their excellent performance at the Tokyo Paralympics. Congratulating the players individually, the CM tweeted that the country was proud of them and he wished that they would achieve greater success in future.