Esow Alben

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.

Esow Alban

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(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 Men's Team Sprint 2018 Aigle Men's Keirin 2019 Frankfurt Men's Individual Sprint 2019 Frankfurt Men's Keirin

Esow Alben at Car Nicobar Sep 2019

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 Alban creates history by winning India's first cycling World Cup medal". India Today. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.