Around 60 contestants were injured during Jallikattu, a bull-taming event in Avaniyapuram, Tamil Nadu.

Footage from January 15 shows competitors being brutally hit by bulls as they attempt to grab and hold on to their horns.

A young man named Vijay managed to tame over 28 bulls, earning himself a new car.

'Jallikattu' also known as 'Eru Thazhuvuthal' held at avaniyapuram village of southern tamilnadu in india. The event coincides with the 'Pongal' (harvest festival) celebrations.

It is a local bull-taming sport where a participant is supposed to grab the bull by the horns and tame it as it tries to shrug him off.

It is believed to be at least 2,000 years old sport being conducted in southern and central districts of tamilnadu state.

Hundreds of enthusiastic young men participated in the sport. A young man called vijay, tamed over 28 bulls owned best price, organisers gifted him with a new car