In the traditional sport of Kerela, a racer has to cover 145 meters in total along with two buffaloes. Well, Shetty pipped Gowda in this department too. He covered the distance in 13.61 seconds while Gowda took 13.62 seconds to cover the same distance. Well, his sensational effort grabbed a lot of attention and also put him in the elite list of Kambala runners.