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Once daily wage laborer, Ram Baboo walks his way to Asian Games bronze

Once daily wage laborer, Ram Baboo walks his way to Asian Games bronze

Indian athlete Ram Baboo worked as a daily-wage labourer during Covid-19 in 2020.

It is fairly common in India to find athletes coming from humble backgrounds. Such stories are in plenty, but each one of them holds a special place in the fans’ memories. On Wednesday, Ram Baboo won a bronze medal in the mixed 35km walk race to swell India’s tally past 70, at the Asian Games. As per various reports, the hard-working athlete worked as an MNREGA worker and dug ditches to earn his livelihood, during the Covid-19 lockdown.

A video of the 24-year-old has surfaced on Twitter, where Ram Baboo is seen at work at an unknown location. Interestingly, he is the national record holder in the men’s 35km walk event with a best timing of 2:29:56, which he set earlier this year.

Other Indian Results at Asian Games

Meanwhile, Ram Baboo along with Manu Rani clocked 5:51:14 hours, to get another medal in athletics for India. The gold medal went to China (5:16:41 hours) and the silver medal was bagged by Japan (5:22:11 hours). Earlier, Tejaswin Shankar broke the national record to win the Men’s Decathlon silver medal.

Now India has a total of 70 medals, 15 gold, 26 silver and 29 bronze. They have tied with their best medal tally in an Asian Games event, 70 from the 2018 edition of the event.

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