Esow Alben
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 Esow with his bronze medal in keirin | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 10 March 2001 Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India |
| Weight | 80.0 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Track Cycling |
| Event | sprint |
| Coached by | Rk Sharma |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 1 |
Medal record | |
Esow Alben is an Indian track cyclist from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[1] [2][3][4] He is the first Indian to win medal at the 2018 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships when he won Silver at Keirin event in Aigle, Switzerland. In same year he also won 3 Golds in Team Sprint, Keirin and 200m Time Trial at Junior Asian Track Cycling championships in Nilai, Malaysia.
In 2019, Esow won 3 Golds in Sprint, Team Sprint and Keirin event at Junior Asian Track Cycling championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The same year Esow alongside his teammates Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam and Rojit Singh Yanglem won Gold in 2019 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships at Team Sprint event in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. In same Championship he won Individual Silver in Individual Sprint event and Bronze in Individual Keirin event.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "17-year-old Esow Alben creates history by winning India's first cycling World Cup medal". India Today. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Desk, SportsCafe (18 October 2022). "Esow Alben makes history, Ronaldo Singh sets new national record at Track Cycling World Championships 2022". SportsCafe.in. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Sharma, Nitin (18 August 2018). "From Andamans, 17-year-old Esow Alben cycles to world number two". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Barua, Suhrid (8 January 2020). "Esow Alben - The one who gave a new identity to Indian cycling". The Bridge. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Scripting a new chapter in India's history: All you need to know about cycling prodigy Esow Alben". Scroll.in. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
External links[edit]
- Esow – India’s Junior Cyclist with a vision – Cycling Federation of India Archived 24 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine
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