NEW DELHI (AFP): A buffalo jockey in India has refused to take part in a track and field trial after his record-setting performance in a traditional footrace drew comparisons with Olympic sprint legend Usain Bolt.
Srinivas Gowda and his buffaloes ran 142.5m in 13.62 seconds, setting a record in the annual race known as Kambala in the southern state of Karnataka.
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