Ram Baboo
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.[3][4] 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]
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
| Born | Bahuara village, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh[1] | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 35 kilometres race walk Race walk mixed team | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 2:29.56 NR[2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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He had earlier established a new national record in the Men's 35 km race walk event at the 2022 National Games in India.[5]
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.
- 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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