Sebastian Xavier
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Sebastian Xavier is a former India
n swimmer from Kerala
. He represented India in the 1996 Olympics Games
at Atlanta. He received the Arjuna Award
in 2001.
Sebastian is married to former Indian athlete Molly Chacko
and the couple is working with Southern Railways
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n swimmer from Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. He represented India in the 1996 Olympics Games
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
at Atlanta. He received the Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
in 2001.
Sebastian is married to former Indian athlete Molly Chacko
Molly Chacko
Molly Chacko is an Indian middle distance runner from Kerala. She holds the current 3000 metres National record of 9:06.42 set on 10 October 1994 during the Hiroshima Asian Games. Molly is also a former National record holder in the 1500 metres. She set the 1500 m record in 1994 with a run of...
and the couple is working with Southern Railways
Southern Railway (India)
The Southern Railway is the earliest of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway...
.