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{{Short description|Indian long jumper (born 1999)}}
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'''Lokesh Sathyanathan''' (born 21 December 1999) is an Indian [[Long jump|long jumper]]. He is the indoor [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] holder. Competing in the United States, he won the [[2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|2026 NCAA Indoor Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Lokesh Sathyanathan|website=World Athletics|accessdate=14 March 2026|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/lokesh-sathyanathan-14734782}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [[Bengaluru]], in the state of [[Karnataka]], Sathyanathan is from a sporting family, his father, John played football for the Bangalore Police, and his sister, Monica, competed as a runner over 400 metres. Competing in the [[long jump]], he won the gold medal at the [[2018 South Asian U20 Athletics Championships]] in Sri Lanka and went on to represent India at the [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships]] in Tampere, Finland.<ref name="lewis"> {{cite web|url= https://indiasportshub.com/lokesh-sathyanathan-the-incredible-comeback-story-of-indias-8-14m-long-jump-star/ |website=indiasporthub|accessdate=14 March 2026|title= Lokesh Sathyanathan: The Incredible Comeback Story of India’s 8.14m Long Jump Star |date=20 April 2025
}}</ref> Sathyanathan also won the gold medal the in the long jump the following year at the [[Athletics at the 2019 South Asian Games|2019 South Asian Games]] in [[Kathmandu]], Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/india-south-asian-games-day4|website=Olympics.com|accessdate=14 March 2026|title= South Asian Games: Suresh Kumar kicks off gold rush for India|date=4 Dec 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, he accepted a scholarship to study in the United States.<ref name="lewis"/> Competing for [[University of New Mexico]], Sathyanathan jumped 8.02 metres to win the Mountain West Championships in Clovis, California in May 2023 as a freshman, and went on to place 15th in the USTFCCCA Outdoor Championship, before transferring to [[University of Louisville]] the next year.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7201401?eventId=10229617|website=World Athletics|accessdate=14 March 2026|title= Mountain West Championships|date=11 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://thebridge.in/amp/athletics/david-elakkiyadan-breach-8m-mark-in-long-jump-at-tamil-nadu-state-meet-42142|website=Thebridge.in|accessdate=14 March 2026|title= David, Elakkiyadan breach 8m mark in Long Jump at Tamil Nadu State Meet|date=28 May 2025
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://eu.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2024/02/02/paris-summer-olympics-louisville-gabriela-leon-trey-allen-synclair-savage/72067853007/#|website=Courier-Journal|accessdate=14 March 2026|title= 2024 is an Olympics year. Here's a look at best Louisville athletes eyeing Paris Games}}</ref>

Sathyanathan joined [[Tarleton State University]] prior to the start of the 2025 indoor season. He placed 16th overall in the long jump at the [[2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|2025 NCAA Indoor Championships]], earning Second Team All-American honours.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://theflashtoday.com/2026/03/03/tarleton-state-track-and-field-has-five-athletes-earn-bids-to-2026-indoor-track-and-field-championships/|website=The Flash Today|accessdate=14 March 2026|title= Tarleton State Track and Field has five athletes earn bids to 2026 Indoor Track and Field Championships|date=
March 3, 2026 }}</ref> In April 2025, Sathyanathan competed at the 2025 Michael Johnson Invitational in [[Waco, Texas]], where he jumped a wind-assisted distance of 8.14 meters (+2.8 m/s) in the men’s long jump, winning the event and setting a new Tarleton State University all-conditions record.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://wacsports.com/news/2025/4/23/university-credit-union-wac-mens-outdoor-track-and-field-athletes-of-the-week-announced.aspx|website=wacsports|accessdate=14 March 2026|title= University Credit Union WAC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week Announced|date=23 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7226182?eventId=10229617 |website=World athletics|accessdate=13 March 2026|title= Michael Johnson Invitational |date=18 April 2025}}</ref> In May, Sathyanathan jumped 7.87 meters twice in the men’s long jump to finish fourth overall at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in College Station.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://theflashtoday.com/2025/05/31/victoria-cameron-and-the-womens-4x100-relay-punches-tickets-to-ncaa-national-championships-7-texans-heading-to-oregon/|website=The Flash Today|accessdate=14 March 2026|title= Victoria Cameron and the Women’s 4×100 Relay punches tickets to NCAA National Championships, 7 Texans heading to Oregon|date=May 31, 2025}}</ref> Competing at the [[2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships]] in Eugene, Oregon in June 2025, he jumped 7.83 metres to place fifth overall.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7222970?eventId=10229617|website=World athletics|accessdate=13 March 2026|title= NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|date=14 June 2025}}</ref> In August 2025, he jumped 7.75 metres at the Indian Open, a World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour event in [[Bhubaneshwar]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Asiad, CWG Dreams For Lokesh Sathyanathan And Pavana Nagaraj|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/asiad-cwg-dreams-for-lokesh-sathyanathan-and-pavana-nagaraj/amp_articleshow/123229536.cms
|website=Times of India |accessdate=14 March 2026 |date=Aug 11, 2025}}</ref>

Competing in the United States for Tarleton State University in February 2026, he became the first Indian to jump over eight metres indoors, managing a jump of 8.01 metres at the 2026 Tyson Invitational in [[Fayetteville, Arkansas]], also registering three other jumps over 7.94 metres on the day.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/tyson-invitational-2026-long-jump-indoor-national-record-lokesh-sathyanathan|website=Olympics.com|accessdate=14 March 2026|title= Lokesh Sathyanathan leaps to new indoor long jump national record in Arkansas|date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> The following month, he won the [[2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|2026 NCAA Indoor Championships]] with a new Indian indoor national record jump of 8.21 metres on 13 March 2026 in Fayetteville.<ref>{{cite web|website=Flotrack|accessdate=13 March 2026|date=13 March 2026|title= NCAA D1 Indoor Track & Field Championships 2026 Live Updates, Results |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/15620110-ncaa-d1-indoor-track-field-championships-2026-live-updates-results}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kaalund-tharp-ncaa-indoor-championships|date=14 March 2026
|title= Kaalund and Tharp threaten world records at NCAA Indoor Championships
|access-date=14 March 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref>

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