At least 48 competitors were injured, 14 of them seriously, in the bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' held at Palamedu near here as part of the Pongal festivities on Wednesday, officials said.
The 14 bull tamers had been hospitalised while the others with minor injuries were treated at the medical centre at the venue itself, they said.
Palamedu is one of the famous venues for jallikattu in the district and more than 500 tamers took part in the event held in seven rounds and closely monitored by officials. Though 602 bulls were chosen to take part in the sport, 125 bulls were not allowed to participate for different reasons.