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Lokesh Sathyanathan sets new indoor national record in long jump

Lokesh Sathyanathan sets new indoor national record in long jump

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India’s Lokesh Sathyanathan clinched the gold medal in the men’s long jump at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships Division I in Arkansas, setting a new Indian indoor national record with a leap of 8.21m. Representing Tarleton State University, Lokesh produced his best jump in the fourth round of the final to secure the title. The mark improved his previous personal best of 8.02m and established a new benchmark for the Indian indoor long jump. The 26-year-old also recorded another impressive attempt of 8.17m in the final round to consolidate his lead. 🚨 National record alert🥇🇮🇳Lokesh Sathyanathan is the 2026 NCAA Indoor Champion in Men’s Long Jump!🔥 A massive Personal Best of 8.21m to claim Gold. Absolutely dominant💪 This achievement makes him only the third Indian long jumper to cross the 8.20m mark🇮🇳✨#NCAA… pic.twitter.com/nmWkExLTcT — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) March 14, 2026 A multiple-time junior national champion, Lokesh had earlier represented India at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2018. Lokesh finished ahead of De’Aundre Ward of the University of Southern Mississippi, who jumped 8.20m, and Tafadzwa …

Federation Cup Athletics Live: Tajinder Pal Singh, Jeswin Aldrin in action

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Federation Cup Athletics Live: The day three of Federation Cup athletics will go underway with few more star athletes performing in different events. In the main attraction of the day, Tajinderpal Singh Toor will take part in the men’s shot Put event sighting the Paris Olympic qualification mark of 21.50m While, Long Jumper Jeswin Aldrin will try to make full use of his first tournament at the outdoor season and push him up in the race to paris rankings with a solid performance. Another eye catching event will be in 400m semi-finals when the top Indian quarter runners will be in action fresh from their Olympic quota feat earlier this month. Catch all the live action here: Source link

Jeswin Aldrin finishes 13th with a poor jump

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A rather disappointing outing for Jeswin Aldrin as he finished in 13th position in the Men’s Long Jump event at the World Indoor Athletics Championships 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday. He only managed one valid jump out of three attempts and that too a minor jump of 7.69m, this was much lower than his season best of 7.83m. Jeswin started the event with this jump of 7.69m and was in the eighth position at the end of the first jumps from all 16 players led by defending champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece on 8.22m. He then came for his second jump which looked much bigger than the previous one but judges called that a foul jump as he was beyond the take-off line. After this, He was in the blink of elimination as one more player overtook him in the second attempt. The jumpers kept on improving their attempt and when Jeswin came for his final attempt he was under huge pressure as he was trailing big in the pack. But, one more time …

Jeswin, Praveen to lead Indian team

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Asian indoor medalist Jeswin Aldrin and Praveen Chithravel are the two players from India to take part in World Indoor Athletics C’Ships in Glasgow, Scotland from 1st March to 3rd March. Indian national record holder Jeswin will be taking part in the men’s long jump discipline amongst the world’s best players like Miltiadis Tentoglou, Tobias Montler, and Tajay Gayle. He has a very good chance of getting a medal from the event if he finds a good rhythm. Jeswin’s main aim will be to secure that Paris Olympics mark from the event, he is very actively practicing for this world championships and played three indoor meets in the build-up to the event with a season-best of 7.83m. Praveen Chithravel having a national record of 17.37m will take part in his first international event after that Asian Games feat last year where he clinches his first medal. He is entering a tough field having reigning champion Lázaro Martínez of Cuba. He will be eyeing to start the Olympic year on a high note and will try …

Slippery take-off board: An issue Indian jumper Murali Sreeshankar had flagged; World Athletics says ‘extensive research’ is on | Sport-others News

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Following complaints from long jumpers about the take-off board causing them to slip, World Athletics said ‘extensive research’ is ongoing and they are talking to manufacturers and other key stakeholders. Last week, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games silver medalist Murali Sreeshankar had said a more pressing issue World Athletics must address is the slithery take-off board that could cause injuries. Sreeshankar was responding to a proposed plan of World Athletics to use a larger take-off zone instead of a take-off board to reduce fouls in long jump. When asked about jumpers slipping on the take-off board, a World Athletics spokesperson in an email reply said: “Yes, World Athletics began doing extensive research into this issue following feedback from athletes and we are currently discussing our initial findings with take-off board manufacturers and other key stakeholders. This research is ongoing.” Sreeshankar had cited examples of Jamaica’s Carey McLeod and compatriot Jeswin Aldrin losing their footing on the take-off board during last year’s World Championships in Budapest. France’s Jules Pommery, the third-placed finisher at the European Championships, …