Six people were seriously injured during a Jallikattu event held at Palamedu village, 25 km from Madurai, on Thursday.
The district is one of the state’s hubs for the bull taming sport. Police said 42 others suffered minor injuries and were treated as outpatients at the local medical camp and discharged.
Two bulls were also injured in the fight.
More than 2,000 police personnel were deployed for security duty at the event, which saw participation from 850 bulls and 1,600 tamers.
Officials said the players and the bulls were subjected to a medical examination before being allowed to participate. The participants earlier took an oath before District Collector Veeraraghava Rao to follow the guidelines.
Before the bulls were released, special poojas were performed and offerings were made to the presiding diety.
The winners were given motorbikes, cycles and other items as prizes.
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