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New Delhi: Indian racewalker Ram Baboo, who recently qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the 20 km racewalk event, opened up about the tough times he had during the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced him to work as a labourer under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)...
After the coronavirus outbreak, Baboo, who is from a daily wage labour family, had to work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme as a labourer along with his father in order to fund his training..
He was eventually selected for the Paris 2024 Olympics.Baboo says that his training for the Olympic qualification process has focused on speed, endurance, and strength, as well as technique drills..
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