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Nelson Lucas
Nelson Lucas (born 30 June 1979) is a Seychellois former sprinter. Running in the men's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he finished ninth in heat eleven of the qualifications with a time of 11.15 seconds and did not progress to the semi-finals. Lucas was a member of the 4x100 relay squad which set the Seychellois national record at the 1998 Indian Ocean Island Games 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ... in Saint-Paul, Réunion. References 1979 births Living people Seychellois male sprinters Olympic athletes for Seychelles Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Seychelles-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago (administered by the United Kingdom as the British Indian Ocean Territory) to the east. It is the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated 2020 population of 98,462. Seychelles was uninhabited prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century. It faced competing French and British interests until coming under full British control in the late 18th century. Since proclaiming independence from the United Kingdom in 1976, it has developed from a largely agricultural society to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |