6 rounds completed. A total of 523 bulls have been unleashed. With the 7th round about to start, it has been decided to hold the final round with the highest number of bulls.
Record: January 14, 2022 17:22
PM
Change: January 14, 2022 17:23
PM
Chennai
The Jallikkattu competition, a heroic game of the Tamils, will be held in Madurai from the beginning of the Pongal festival and will continue in various towns.
The jallikattu match started at 7 am in Avanyapuram.
Ministers PDR Palanivel Thiagarajan, Murthy, Collector Anish Sehgar and Corporation Commissioner Karthikeyan flagged off the Jallikattu competition.
300 cowboys and 700 bulls participated, which were registered and selected online.
Cowboys, bull owners and assistants were required to obtain and monitor for corona infection certification.
Everyone was allowed on the field only after being tested for the flu before the match began.
Owners of bulls that could participate in the competition were allowed to bring only one helper with the appropriate permit.
It was announced that only 150 visitors would be allowed as a corona spread prevention measure.
Coconut fibers were spread for the protection of the bulls and cowherds in front of the drainage area where the bull could exit.
Security fences up to 8 feet high were erected on both sides of the match area.
The competition takes place under the supervision of the corporation and the district administration throughout.
Police have set up barricades at 20 places in the Avanyapuram area.
A total of 2,000 policemen have been deployed on security duty.
The police carried out surveillance work through surveillance cameras.
10 medical teams, 108 ambulances, separate ambulances for the bulls and fire trucks were parked for emergency medical needs.
Each round allowed 30 cowboys, and the round was held for one hour.
The best bull will be awarded a car on behalf of First Minister MK Stalin and the best cowboy a motorcycle on behalf of Chepauk MLA Udayanithi.
6 rounds completed. A total of 523 bulls have been unleashed. With the 7th round about to begin, it was decided to hold the final round with the highest number of bulls.
Karthi from Avanyapuram area won the first prize by taming 24 bulls.
Murugan from Valayankulam area won the 2nd prize by taming 19 bulls.
Extensive security arrangements have been made ahead of the javelin throw. Strong barriers have been set up to prevent cows from entering the area where the visitors are. Police have set up barricades at 20 places in the Avanyapuram area.
Meanwhile, a 19-year-old boy named Balamurugan, who was standing in the cow exit area and watching the jallikkattai fun, was knocked down by a cow that came through. Balamurugan who was seriously injured was rescued and sent to Madurai Rajaji Government Hospital. But he died miserably along the way.
As of this afternoon, 25 cowherds, 8 spectators and 15 owners of bulls, a total of 48 people were injured in Avaniapuram Jallikkat.