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India’s maiden medal at the world level - track cycling
August 20 , 2018
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- Indian Teen cyclist Esow Alben (17) created history by winning the country’s maiden medal in track cycling at the world level.
- He achieved this feat by winning silver medal in Men’s Keirin event of UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships held in Aigle, Switzerland.
- In the final sprint of this event, Esow finished just 0.017 seconds behind gold medallist Jakub Stastny (Czech Republic).
- Esow hails from Andaman and Nicobar. He is currently ranked world No. 1 in junior sprint category of cycling
- Esow had won hat-trick of gold medals at 2018 Asian Track Cycling Championships in Malaysia.
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