By. Jessica Salinas
PBR FINALS
(Arlington, Texas) AT&T stadium is home of the Dallas Cowboys but this week it has been taken over by the real deal. The top 38 bull riders in the world are down in Arlington, Texas competing in the PBR World Finals: Unleash the beast .The Professional Bull Riding Competition also known as the PBR is having a a historic four-day event, where the 2020 PBR world champion will earn the gold buckle and a $1 million dollar bonus.
Originally 39 of the world best riders were scheduled to show their talent in this event. One of the riders was not able to compete since he was not able to clear his COVID testing earlier this week.
PBR finals are usually held in Las Vegas but due to COVID-19 restrictions this event was moved to AT&T stadium.
AT&T had a fan zone going on in a parking lot across of the stadium. Where fans could see Flint the rodeo clowns to mini bull riders and enjoy various amounts of food trucks.
Flint outside the Barrel was what kicked off this event. For those of you who don’t know who Flint is, you can say he is the most famous rodeo clown. The 52-year old talked about how the PBR has handled putting on competitions during the pandemic. He mentioned that they have been testing each rider and staff before being able to attend the event. Flint also talked about a COVID scare he had when he was down in Lincoln, Ne for A PBR event. He says he felt very sick went to go get tested but it was not COVID.
Followed up by a mini arena where kids showed off their bull riding talent.
Attendance in the arena is capped at 18,000 people per night and all in attendance are required to wear face mask. Like other event that has been hosted this year pod seating will be used to keep social distancing guidelines. Hand sanitizing stations are throughout the arena. No cash transactions are allowed and only digital tickets are accepted.
PBR finals for 2021 is said to return back to Vegas.
This years world finals will conclude on Sunday.
