Brock Radford is in Kelowna tonight (Thursday, July 20) to defend his Kelowna bull riding title.
He, along with 25 other competitors, are in Kelowna as part of the 2023 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada Elite Cup season.
Radford is happy to be back in Kelowna, as he91Ƶs won the Kelowna event in 2017 and last year.
91ƵThere91Ƶs something in the water in Kelowna,91Ƶ said Radford. 91ƵI love it out here, I always make a point of coming out a couple days early and enjoying the town and going out on the lake and enjoying the weather with friends, just kicking my feet up for a few days before the event.91Ƶ
And the few days off is what Radford needed and he91Ƶs been dealing with injuries during the season. While competing this season, he91Ƶs suffered a ligament tear in his elbow and a torn meniscus in his knee.
91ƵIt hasn91Ƶt been going the way I91Ƶd like it to,91Ƶ said Radford. 91ƵIt91Ƶs a hard time to rehab these injuries with all these big events going. We91Ƶre bracing them and taping them and doing what I can to get by.91Ƶ
Radford went on to say he91Ƶs healthy enough for tonight91Ƶs event and hopes this annual swim in Okanagan Lake and time here helps guide him to a third title in Kelowna.
91ƵKelowna is my favourite,91Ƶ said Radford. 91ƵIt91Ƶs getting bigger and better every year we come here. There91Ƶs no better place to ride bulls than the Okanagan.91Ƶ
This year91Ƶs event in Kelowna welcomes some of the best bulls in Canada and competitors are from across Canada, the United States and Australia. Radford knows he needs to bring a good performance tonight to win back-to-back titles.
91ƵIt91Ƶll definitely take two big scores [to win tonight],91Ƶ said Radford. 91ƵThere91Ƶs probably 15-20 guys riding really well right so it91Ƶs going to be a dog fight for the title tonight.91Ƶ
Thursday night91Ƶs event is just the beginning of a massive weekend for Radford and the PBR Series. Right after the event, they head to another PBR event in Czar Lake, Alberta happening on Friday night. On Saturday night, they91Ƶll be in Manor, Saskatchewan for the third PBR event in three days. Radford and his team will finish four events, in four provinces, in four days in Morris, Manitoba on Sunday, July 23.
Tonight91Ƶs event is at Prospera Place.
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