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Esow Alban
Esow with his bronze medal in keirin
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23)
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Weight76:0kg
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTrack Cycling
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1
Medal record
Men's Track Cycling
Representing India
UCI Junior Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Frankfurt Men's Team Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Aigle Men's Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2019 Frankfurt Men's Individual Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Frankfurt Men's Keirin
Esow Alben at Car Nicobar Sep 2019

Esow Alben is an Indian track cyclist.[1] He comes from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an archipelago about 1,400 kilometers away from the Indian mainland in the Indian Ocean. His father Alban Didus works in the fire department and was active as a cyclist himself. Esow Alban attended a school in Port Blair. His mother Nelly Alban was a Kabaddi player and participated in 1984 at the national championships. She enrolled her son at State Sports Council Netaji Stadium, after reading in the newspaper that junior athletes should report.

He is the first Indian to win medal at 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.

References

  1. ^ "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.