Kambala Festival: Indian rural champion breaks Usain Bolt's record

17 Feb 2020

Kambala Festival: Indian rural champion breaks Usain Bolt’s record

Kambala Festival: Indian rural champion breaks Usain Bolt’s recordSrinivasa Gowda, a villager from Moodabidri, Karnataka ran 142.5 metres in just 13.62 seconds at a festival known as Kambala (buffalo race).

He completed this feat in a paddy field filled with water.

Delighted with Gowda's speed in running, people calculated his speed for 100 metres and it turned out to be just 9.55 seconds, which is 0.03 seconds faster than Usain Bolt’s record.

Gowda had been competing in Kambala for seven years.
 	His powerful run has made a sensation on the internet overnight.
 	Gowda expressed his surprise at his sudden popularity and he praised two buffaloes for doing so well.
 	The government has invited him to the Sports Authority of India(SAI) in New Delhi for further discussions.

However, as delighted as we may be, Gowda and Bolt's record cannot be directly compared as the two buffaloes were also running with Gowda. His speed may have also been helped by the animals.

Who is Usain Bolt?

Usain Bolt is considered to be the fastest athlete in the world. 
 	He has set world records in 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 X 100 relay races and won 8 Olympic medals.
 	Bolt set a world record by covering distance of 100 metres in 9.58 seconds.

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