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Paris 2024 Olympics: Ram Baboo Becomes Seventh Indian To Meet Men's 20m Race Walk Olympics Qualifying Standard

Ram Baboo became the seventh Indian to meet the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifying standard in the men’s 20km race walk event.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 30.03.2024
Ram Baboo (Image Credit: X)

Ram Baboo became the seventh Indian to meet the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifying standard in the men’s 20km race walk event.

Ram Baboo won a bronze medal at the Dudinska 50 2024   

In March 2024, during the Dudinska 50 2024 event in Dudince, Slovakia, Indian athlete Ram Baboo won the bronze medal in the men’s 20km race walk event after completing the race in one hour and 20 minutes (1:20:00).


Ram Baboo (Image Credit: MyKhel)
Ram Baboo (Image Credit: MyKhel)


The men’s 20km race walk qualifying standard for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been set at 1:20:10. So, Ram Baboo achieved that mark. He became the seventh Indian to meet the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifying standard in this event.


However, only three athletes can participate from each nation in the men’s 20km race walk event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. So, out of seven eligible Indians, only three can participate in the men’s 20km race walk event at the upcoming Summer Olympics. The national federation will ultimately decide on the national representative in the men’s 20km race walk event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.  

Six Indian athletes who met the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifying standard in the men’s 20km race walk event  

Akshdeep Singh was the first Indian to breach the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifying standard in the men’s 20km race walk event. In the National Open Race Walking Championships 2023 in Morabadi in February 2023, Akshdeep took 1:19:55 to finish the race.


In the Asian 20km Race Walking Championships 2023 at Nomi (Japan) in March 2023, Vikash Singh (1:20:05) and Paramjeet Bisht (1:20:08) became the second and third Indians, respectively, to meet the Paris 2024 qualifying standard.


In January 2024, during the Indian Open Race Walking Competition 2024 in Chandigarh, Suraj Panwar (1:19:44), Servin Sebastian (1:20:03), and Arshpreet Singh (1:20:04) breached the 1:20:10 entry standard for the Paris 2024 in the men’s 20km race walk event.

Do you know?  

Ram Baboo was a part of the Indian team’s (along with Manju Rani) bronze medal victory in the team 35km walk event at the Asian Games 2022.


Ram Baboo also holds the national record in the men’s 35km race walk event (2:29:56).

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