The inaugural training workshop for Kambala jockeys was held at the Lava-Kusha Jodukare Kambala venue in Miyar, Karkala (a town in the coastal Karnataka region of southern India), drawing 214 participants from three districts. The event, organised jointly by the Karnataka State Kambala Association and the District Kambala Committee, was inaugurated by former minister and local legislator V. Sunil Kumar. Kambala — a traditional buffalo-race sport practised along the Karnataka coast — has been growing in popularity, prompting organisers to formalise jockey training to keep pace with rising demand for participants.