A cattle jockey from south India has set a new record as the fastest runner in the history of the traditional sport of the coastal region.<br /><br />Srinivasa Gowda, 28, took just 13.62 seconds to cover the distance at the Kambala at Aikala village, Karnataka, breaking the previous record dating back to the early 1990s.<br /><br />Footage of the race shows Gowda sprinting alongside his team of buffaloes, flopping forward after setting his winning record and being lifted up by a crowd of cheering spectators. <br /><br />Gowda, who works as a construction labourer off the track, says he enjoyed watching the races as a boy and began racing himself around five years ago. <br /><br />He ran using a team of buffaloes owned by several patrons, which he began training four weeks before the start of the season. <br /><br />Kambala jockeys receive cash rewards to train other people's buffaloes to take part in competitions for a season. The owners also give them bonuses if their buffaloes win any contests.
