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| birth_place = [[Omassery]], [[Kerala]]<br />
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'''Alena Reji''' (born 9 May 1999) is an Indian cyclist who specializes in [[track cycling]]. She comes from [[Thiruvambady]], [[Kerala]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Reji is the daughter of Reji Cherian and was gifted a cycle to save time while going to school.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2017/feb/13/post-asian-distinction-aleena-hopes-for-faster-wheels-1569996.html|title=Post Asian distinction, Aleena hopes for faster wheels|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-07-07}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
At the age of 12, Reji was selected by the Kerala State Sports Council (KSSC) and moved to [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name=":0" /> Chandran Chettiar from KSSC is her coach.<br />
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In the 37th Asia Track cycling championship 2017, Reji bagged a bronze medal in the 500m time trial in the junior women category. This medal was the second for [[India]] in the sport.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alena brings second medal for India |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Alena-brings-second-medal-for-India/article17244034.ece |accessdate=7 July 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=8 February 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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In the Track Asia Cup 2016, Reji won a silver beating [[Jantuganova Olga]] from [[Uzbekistan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cycling/india-wins-6-medals-opening-day-track-asia-cup-2016|title=India wins 6 medals on opening day of the Track Asia Cup 2016|date=2016-09-14|access-date=2018-07-07}}</ref><br />
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Reji was also selected to participate in the 38th Senior Asian Track Championship held in Malaysia in 2018. She clocked 34.845 seconds and finished 6th failing to qualify. The best 4 made it the next round.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportstalk24.com/asian-track-cycling-championship-2018/|title=Asian Track Cycling Championship 2018 - SportsTalk24|work=SportsTalk24|access-date=2018-07-07|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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She was nominated for the [[2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] in [[Apeldoorn]] , where she went with [[Deborah Herold]] in the team sprint at the start. The duo finished last.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-track-world-championships-2018/day-1/results/|title=UCI Track World Championships 2018: Day 1 Results {{!}} Cyclingnews.com|work=Cyclingnews.com|access-date=2018-07-07|language=en-gb}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Indian cyclists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female cyclists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian sportswomen]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1999 births]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]<br />
[[Category:Cyclists at the 2018 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]</div>>Scorpions13256