| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
| Born | Bahuara village, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 35 kilometres race walk Race walk mixed team | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 2:29.56 NR | |||||||||||
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Ram Baboo is an Indian track athlete. He won a bronze medal in the team 35 km race walk event at the 2022 Asian Games.
Early life
Baboo was born in Bahuara village, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. His achievement received widespread coverage as he was working as a daily wage labourer and a waiter at a hotel even as he was training for athletics. He did his schooling from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and did 6 months training at Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Saifai and then moved to Bhopal for his training.
Career
Baboo established a new national record in the Men's 35 km race walk event at the 2022 National Games in India.
He qualified for 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. But he missed out on the final berth as each country is allowed only three berths and he finished as the fourth athlete to pass the Olympic standard.
References
- "Race walkers from Sonbhadra, UP won Asian Games medal", Amarujala, 2023-10-04
- "National Record holder Ram Baboo win medal", NDTV India, 2023-10-04
- Asian Games Results (PDF) (Report). Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "From Daily Wage Labourer To Asian Games 2023 Medalist: Ram Baboo's Fascinating Story Asian Games News". NDTVSports.com. 6 Oct 2023. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- PTI (2023-10-05). "Tracking Ram Baboo's fascinating journey from penury to fame". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- Mehta, Ansh (2023-10-22). ""I did a part-time job in Banaras as a waiter"- Ram Baboo talks about the struggles to finance his sporting aspirations [Exclusive]". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- Sarangi, Y. B. (2022-10-04). "National Games: Jyothi Yarraji, Ram Baboo hog limelight as athletics events conclude". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- PTI (2024-06-26). "National Inter-State C'ships 2024: India's top athletics stars vie for Paris 2024 Olympic berths". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- https://olympics.com/en/news/india-athletics-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list
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