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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2017 file photo, Mason Lowe rides Cochise during a Professional Bull Riders event at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. Lowe died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, after a bull stomped on his chest during a PBR chute-out competition at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2017 file photo, Mason Lowe rides Cochise during a Professional Bull Riders event at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. Lowe died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, after a bull stomped on his chest during a PBR chute-out competition at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)Colin E. Braley/Associated Press

Pro Bull Riding Event to Take Place in Oklahoma Without Fans amid COVID-19

Tyler Conway
Apr 26, 2020

The Professional Bull Riders returned to action Saturday for an event in Oklahoma, which took place without fans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

PBR said the event followed "strict health protocols" for the 41 bull riders and bulls along with the arena employees who worked the event.Ā 

Rider Taylor Toves walked away with the highest score of 89.5, bestingĀ Ezekiel Mitchell by 0.5 points, in Round 1 of the two-day event. The event was originally scheduled for Las Vegas and is known as theĀ PBR Las Vegas Invitational.

PBR moved the rodeo to Oklahoma because the state's COVID-19 orders are less stringent than Nevada, and the state approved the event.Ā PBR CEO Sean Gleason said the organization has taken precautionsĀ to ensure the safety of all participating parties, including taking the temperature and screening every person who enters the arena.

"Our team has done an absolutely phenomenal job of leaving no stone unturned,ā€Ā Gleason said, perĀ 
Erin Beu of KOCO 5.

Round 2 and the championship of theĀ Las Vegas Invitational will be held Sunday.

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