Kambala 'Buffalo' racer compared with Usain Bolt grabs Rijiju's attention; will get trial

28-year-old Srinivasa Gowda, who has drawn comparisions with Usain Bolt after his swift sprint in a buffalo race, grabbed eyeballs of Sports Ministry as Union Minister Kiren Rijiju confirmed on Saturday that Kambala racer h been contacted and was invited to SAI for trails. 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. Srinivasa Gowda's feat was highlighted to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju by many on social media following which Karnataka l was contacted. 

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Srinivasa Gowda to get trail: Kiren Rijiju

Taking to Twitter, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju revealed that Srinivasa Gowda h been contacted by Sports Authority of India (SAI) and h been booked a rail ticket and will reach on Monday. Kiren Rijiju assured Srinivasa Gowda of a fair trial supervised by top national coaches. Furr, Sports Minister said that re was a lack of awareness about standards of athletics in Olympics and vowed that he will ensure talent in India is left untested. 

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Gowda sprints 100m in 9.55 seconds

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 metres 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 his speed was amplified by speed generated by animals.

Speaking to media after achieving remarkable feat, Gowda said that he loves Kambala and attributed credit of his success to his buffaloes. y ran very well while I chased or drove m, he ded. Gowda's super sprint left netizens awestruck as some even suggested that he should train for Olympics. 

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Kambala Race

Kambala is an annual buffalo race held in Karnatak 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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