Esow Alben

Esow Alban

Esow with his bronze medal in keirin
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 20) Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Weight	80.0 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Track Cycling
Event(s)	sprint
Coached by	Rk Sharma
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1
Medal record Men's Track Cycling Representing India UCI Junior Track World Championships 2019 Frankfurt 2018 Aigle 2019 Frankfurt 2019 Frankfurt

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 and 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.

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