Ram Baboo

Ram Baboo is an Indian race walker. He won a bronze medal in the 35 km race walk mixed event at the 2022 Asian Games. 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.

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. 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.