Published 16:04 IST, February 15th 2020
Kambala 'Buffalo' racer elicits hilarious Anand Mahindra ultimatum for Kiren Rijiju
Anand Mahindra took notice of Kambala jockey Srinivasa Gowda who has been compared to Usain Bolt and suggested a quirky way of getting him an Olympic gold medal
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Karnataka villr and Kambala jockey, Srinivasa Gowda became an overnight sensation after his dream sprint which has drawn comparisons with Usain Bolt's 100m World Record. Several personalities have hailed 28-year-old's athletics as he covered 142.5m in just 13.62 seconds in tritional buffalo race of Karnataka. w, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra took tice of Srinivasa Gowda and suggested a quirky way of getting him an Olympic gold medal.
Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Anand Mahindra hailed Gowda as he said that just one look at Gowda's physique and you kw man is capable of extraordinary athletic feats. Mahindra n suggested that eir Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju provides Karnataka man with training for Olympics or we get Kambala to become an Olympic event.
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Gowda sprints 100m in 9.55 seconds
28-year-old Srinivasa Gowda, hailing from Moodabidri in Dakshina Kanna district covered 142.5 meters in just 13.62 seconds in tritional buffalo race of Karnataka. Gowda's swift sprint makes him fastest runner in history of tritional sport breaking a 30-year-old record.
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Gowda's sprint has been compared with Usain Bolt's world record. Gowda ran 142.50 meters in 13.62 seconds, people simply calculated what his speed would have been for 100 meters which turns out to be just 9.55 seconds that is .03 seconds faster than Bolt’s world record. However, records cant be compared directly as Bolt ran on a flat track while Gowda sprinted in a slushy field, which can be a speed deterrent. Also, 28-year-old ran alongside a pair of buffaloes, and clearly benefited from a tug.
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Kambala Race
Kambala is an annual buffalo race held in Karnataka between vember and March. It is a tritional and entertaining sport where buffaloes are driven by a whip-lashing farmer in a slushy pdy field. annual event draws large crowds and even participants train hard with some building exclusive pools for buffaloes to train in.
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16:04 IST, February 15th 2020