Question: Which Indian competing in Kambala event has covered 100m in 9.55 seconds?
(a) Srinivas Gowda
(b) Rupesh Chaudhary
(c) Abhjeet Kumar
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- February 15, 2020, Srinivas Gowda competing in a Kambala event has covered 100m in 9.55 seconds ahead of Jamaican Usain Bolt’s world record of 9.58 seconds.
- Kambala is an annual Buffalo Race festival celebrated in the Tulu Region of Dakshina Kannada district which is situated in the State of Karnataka.
- The festival involves the traditional buffalo race generally held from November to March.
- The buffaloes are made to race one after another in paddy fields as a thanksgiving to the Gods for protecting the animals from diseases.