Tag: Buffalo Racing

By now everyone knows who Srinivasa Gowda is. He is the 28-year-old from Karnataka who is being called the 'Indian Usain Bolt' for running at an unbelievable speed at a 'Kambala' race in the state. He covered 100m in 9.55 seconds.

Usain Bolt holds the world 100m record of 9.58 seconds. Srinivas Gowda, 28, was competing in Kambala, a sport from the southern state of Karnataka where people sprint 142m through paddy fields with buffalo. Mr Gowda is said to have finished in 13.42 seconds. But the governing body for Kambala has warned against comparing him to Bolt. "We would not ...