Monday, February 16, 2009
Rural Olympics held in Ludhiana India
LUDHIANA: Interesting contests in traditional Olympics reflecting rural culture of eastern Punjab were held at the Qila Raipur Village near Ludhiana.
Spectators in a large number were thrilled and applauded the unique performance and dangerous display of various rural games by the sportsmen in the contests.
The competition consisted of 40 to 50 events and featured a wide variety of rural games from tug-of-war to horse races and cock fighting. But it was the unusual and dare devil stunts that were the biggest draw with the spectators - such as men run over by tractors and a 100 metre sprint for the over 75s.
Indian villagers have been holding their own version of the Olympics, which includes an event where participants are run over by tractors. Popularly known as the rural Olympics, the games are held every year in Qila Raipur, 11 miles from Ludhiana city in the northern Indian state of Punjab.
The annual rural olympic games at Qila Raipur Village near Ludhiana is an event that captivates sports lovers from across the country and abroad. Horse carts, tractors and dogs were also used in the Rural Olympics games.
Spectators in a large number were thrilled and applauded the unique performance and dangerous display of various rural games by the sportsmen in the contests.
The competition consisted of 40 to 50 events and featured a wide variety of rural games from tug-of-war to horse races and cock fighting. But it was the unusual and dare devil stunts that were the biggest draw with the spectators - such as men run over by tractors and a 100 metre sprint for the over 75s.
Indian villagers have been holding their own version of the Olympics, which includes an event where participants are run over by tractors. Popularly known as the rural Olympics, the games are held every year in Qila Raipur, 11 miles from Ludhiana city in the northern Indian state of Punjab.
The annual rural olympic games at Qila Raipur Village near Ludhiana is an event that captivates sports lovers from across the country and abroad. Horse carts, tractors and dogs were also used in the Rural Olympics games.
Woman's airport fury an online hit
A VIDEO of a hysterical passenger screaming at airline staff and writhing on the floor after missing a flight at Hong Kong airport has become a YouTube hit.
The three-minute clip of the furious woman had racked up close to 40,000 hits in three days on the video-sharing site.
The video starts with the screaming woman running towards the departure gate and bouncing off a female security guard, after she learned that her flight has been closed.
She then starts banging a desk before collapsing to the floor and rolling around, while maintaining a high-pitched wail.
A man unsuccessfully tries to comfort her and get her off the floor, but the shrill screaming continues.
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