Gandhinagar: When you start walking, you will be surrounded by the slogan ‘Chal Chal Ram’. However, Ram Babu’s ears are still ringing with the evil cries of the past. This UP guy did not become a nationally known athlete. He worked as a waiter in a hotel in Varanasi to earn money for running training. It was the shouting of people telling them to wipe the table and so on. He worked late into the night, biting the pain and humiliation. Will get up at 4 in the morning and do training. Finally, he was fed up and ran away from there.
He reached Bhopal and joined Sai. There was a savior named Basant Bahadur Rana, a former Olympian, to teach and provide food and kit. With this, life changed drastically. Strength was my mother’s advice to be a famous person in life. The movie about the long-distance running prodigy Budhiyasingh became a further inspiration. Ram Babu then set fire to the track and road.
Became India’s leading pacer. With the closure of the Sai camp due to covid, life again became a crisis. The training lessons were sent by the trainer through WhatsApp. There is no facility for training or gym in the backward village of Baur. The house got electricity last year. Instead, Ram Babu did something else.
He joined his father and mother for guaranteed employment. With them, they dug a puddle in the heat and made a road. He earned about three hundred rupees a day. He made a comeback by winning silver in the 50 km walk at the National Race Walking Championship in Ranchi last year. He also participated in the Race Walking World Cup. Now the national record has been broken again in the national games. Rambabu broke Juned Khan’s record by walking in 2 hours and 36.34 minutes. Silver is Juned Khan.
Rambabu’s greatest desire is a career. Preparing to apply for Agni Veeran. UP for a medal in the National Championship. Six lakh rupees promised by the government is yet to be received. They have also promised 6 lakhs for the National Games. Gotta get this too. This Rambabu has only small wishes in his mind even when he crosses great distances.