Esow Alben Explained

Esow Alben
Nationality:	Indian
Birth Date:	10 March 2001
Birth Place:	Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Weight:	80.0kg
Country:	India
Sport:	Track Cycling
Event:	sprint
Coach:	Rk Sharma
Highestranking:	1

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]

External links

• Esow – India’s Junior Cyclist with a vision – Cycling Federation of India

Notes and References

1. Web site: 17-year-old Esow Alben creates history by winning India's first cycling World Cup medal . India Today . 19 August 2018 . 7 March 2019.
2. Web site: Desk . SportsCafe . Esow Alben makes history, Ronaldo Singh sets new national record at Track Cycling World Championships 2022 . SportsCafe.in . 18 Oct 2022 . 5 Mar 2023.
3. Web site: Sharma . Nitin . From Andamans, 17-year-old Esow Alben cycles to world number two . The Indian Express . 18 Aug 2018 . 5 Mar 2023.
4. Web site: Barua . Suhrid . Esow Alben - The one who gave a new identity to Indian cycling . The Bridge . 8 Jan 2020 . 5 Mar 2023.
5. Web site: Scripting a new chapter in India's history: All you need to know about cycling prodigy Esow Alben . Scroll.in . 20 Aug 2019 . 5 Mar 2023.