Women to be trained as announcers, flag-bearers and jockeys
MANGALURU: Women are likely to break the glass ceiling in a sport considered to be a man’s domain. The Kambala Academy is contemplating training women in various aspects of kambala, a buffalo race, and a traditional male-dominant sport of Tulunadu. The academy, after holding discussions with experts, is hoping to train women as announcers, flag-bearers and jockeys.
K Gunapala Kadamba, kambala expert, founder secretary, Dakshina Kannada Kambala Committee and convener, Kambala Academy, told TOI that the training will be imparted through the Kambala Academy. “Though the thought of training women in kambala has been in my mind for long, I got the confidence to take it forward after meeting filmmaker Rajendra Singh Babu, who is working on a film based on kambala. He told me that in case kambala has to get international recognition, then women have to be given representation. Women have entered all fields, be it Yakshagana,
Kambala welcomes women jockeys
From barring entry to women visitors to allowing women jockeys,
Kambala the traditional buffalo sporting race in slush paddy fields has come a long way. In a big move, now
Kambala Academy has decided to allow
women jockeys from 2022.
K Gunapala Kadamba, President, Kambala Academy and Founder-Secretary of
Dakshina Kannada Kambala Committee, said that the academy would issue a release inviting entries from women contenders once the current season concludes. The eligible women candidates will undergo a health check-up and then get selected for the training. This time, those who get selected will be trained by women coaches only. The training is likely to start in September and the women jockeys may be ready to take over the game from the next season.
MANGALURU: The Kambala Academy is contemplating training women in various aspects of Kambala- a buffalo race and a traditional male-dominant sport of Tulunadu. The academy after holding discussions with experts is hoping to train women as announcers, flag bearers as well as jockeys.
K Gunapala Kadamba, Kambala expert, founder secretary, Dakshina Kannada Kambala Committee and convener, Kambala Academy, told TOI that the training will be imparted through the Kambala academy. “Though the thought of training women in Kambala has been in my mind for a long, I got the confidence to take it forward after meeting filmmaker Rajendra Singh Babu who is working on a film based on Kambala. He told me that in case Kambala has to get international recognition, then women have to be given representation. Women have entered all fields be it Yakshagana, weightlifting, cricket, so why not Kambala? also agreeing that the challenges are many and such an experiment will invite criticism from certain q