Thousands attend annual wrestling tournament at Deshmesh Darbar Sikh Temple in Lodi
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
Two opponents clash, kicking dirt into the air during a Kabaddi
tournament at the Sikh Temple on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
A team of four members back up to avoid making contact with the
raider of the opposing team, left, during a Kabaddi tournament at
the Sikh Temple on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
The “raider,” third from left, escapes the clutches of the
opposing team during a Kabaddi match at the Sikh Temple on Sunday,
Oct. 2, 2011.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
A raider, left, is held back as he tries to escape to his team’s
half of the court during a Kabaddi tournament at the Sikh Temple on
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
The raider is flipped over the head of an opponent during a
Kabaddi tournament at the Sikh Temple on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
A raider, top, tackles an opponent during a Kabaddi tournament
at the Sikh Temple on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
Thousands gather around a large dirt ring to watch teams clash
during a Kabaddi tournament at the Sikh Temple on Sunday, Oct. 2,
2011.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
Kabaddi wrestlers touch a pile of dust at the center of the ring
while saying a short prayer during a tournament at the Sikh Temple
on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
A team braces for the attacking raider during a Kabaddi
tournament at the Sikh Temple on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
Spectators watch a Kabaddi match at the Sikh Temple on Sunday,
Oct. 2, 2011.
- Brawl breaks out at end of the day
-
Several fights broke out late Sunday afternoon at the Deshmesh
Darbar Sikh Temple's annual wrestling matches. San Joaquin County
Sheriff's deputies were already patrolling the grounds, but extra
units were sent to the temple when the fighting broke out at about
5:30 p.m.
Lodi Police and the California Highway Patrol also sent officers
to help sheriff's deputies control the crowd, according to
sheriff's spokesman Les Garcia.
The original fight started when part of the crowd thought the
referee missed a call, Garcia said. Once deputies broke up the
fight, other fights among the 3,000-plus participants and
spectators started throughout the property, he added.
There were no arrests, and no injuries were reported. It took
about two hours to close down the event.
— Ross Farrow
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2011 12:00 am
|
Updated: 4:32 pm, Fri Oct 7, 2011.
A different kind of wrestling at local Sikh temple
By Ross Farrow/News-Sentinel Staff Writer
Lodinews.com
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They're dressed in nothing but shorts as they duke it out on a
pile of dirt. They get bruises, cuts and even bone fractures as 10
teams from Sikh temples throughout California and beyond compete in
a way that most Americans wouldn't dream of.
More than 3,000 people crammed the grounds outside the Deshmesh
Darbar Sikh Temple on Sunday for a full day of wrestling,
basketball, volleyball, eating and praying at an annual event in
the southern outskirts of Lodi. The festivities even included a
71-year-old Sikh man lifting a 125-pound weight.
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