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| Born | 20 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||
| Branch |  Indian Army | ||||||||||||||
| Service years | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Naib Subedar | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 35 km race walk | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ronald Weigel | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 2:29:56 NR (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ram Baboo (born 20 March 1999) is an Indian race walker. He won a bronze medal in the 35 km race walk mixed event at the 2022 Asian Games.[2] Baboo met the qualification standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics but did not secure a berth, finishing fourth among athletes from his country, which was restricted to three entries.[3]
Early life
Baboo was born in Bahuara village in Sonbhadra district, 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.[4][5] He did his schooling from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and did six months training at Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Saifai, eventually moving to Sports Authority of India, Bhopal for his training.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Race walkers from Sonbhadra, UP won Asian Games medal", Amarujala, 2023-10-04
- ↑ Asian Games Results (PDF) (Report). Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "National Inter-State C'ships 2024: India's top athletics stars vie for Paris 2024 Olympic berths". Sportstar. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Mehta, Ansh. ""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.
- ↑ "Tracking Ram Baboo's fascinating journey from penury to fame". Deccan Herald. 2023-10-05. 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.
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