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<News> NTV Broadcasts Bull Riding

(Posted 19 MAR 2007)

At around 5:00 early on the 15th of March, Nihon Television (NTV - One of major TV station in Japan) broadcast footage of a bull riding event conducted near Washington D.C. on the news program "Oha! 4" The broadcast can be viewed on NTV's web site. Such broadcasts by major networks is a rarity in Japan, and is very valuable and appreciated. Simply choose your download speed, either 56k or 300k, then click.

Ride the Wild Bulls! Bull Riding (NTV)
by Aya Imaida, NTV Washington Bureau for "Oha! 4"

This bull riding was a International Bull Riders (IBR) event and was filmed at the Shipley Arena in Westminster, Maryland, outside of Washington D.C. Stock was provided by Sonny and John Williams. Rodeo is common in the mid-west, but this broadcast serves as proof that it is held on the East Coast as well.

The reporter said that they have the final in Las Vegas in November in the program. But it's wrong. The final in Las Vegas is PBR's. IBR will hold the final in Massachusetts. She also said bullriding is a ports of riding a bull more than 8 seconds. We can said it's also wrong. Bullriding is just 8 seconds riding. A rider has to leave his bull after 8 seconds as soon as posible.