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Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Kambala Association has requested the state government to allocate Rs 2 crore for the 25 Kambala events scheduled in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

Aikala Bava Deviprasad Shetty, president of the Karnataka State Kambala Association, pointed out that the Kambala Association received recognition as a sports body under the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports. “With this, Kambala has been recognised as a state sport. It is a traditional sport of coastal districts, including neighbouring Kasargod,” The New Indian Express quoted Shetty as saying.

The association has announced plans to hold 25 Kambala events starting from November 15, and two new Kambala events will be held at Harekala and Badagabettu. Shetty

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