Rio 2016: Rory McIlroy pulls out of Olympics because of fears over Zika virus

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Rio 2016: Rory McIlroy pulls out of Olympics because of fears over Zika virus

22 June 2016 Golf

Rory McIlroy has pulled out of the Olympic Games in Rio because of concerns about the Zika virus.

In a statement, McIlroy said that "my health and my family's health comes before everything else".

"Even though the risk of infection from the Zika virus is considered low, it is a risk nonetheless and a risk I am unwilling to take," said McIlroy, 27.

Vijay Singh and Australia's Marc Leishman have already pulled out of the games because of the Zika issue.

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[Kingofalldems]

1. Don't blame him one bit.

[joeybee12]

2. Zika virus, no money, protests, senseless killing of a jaguar

Will this be the Olympics that actually ends the Olympics?

[RockaFowler]

3. How about all of the political corruption??

The President getting impeached??

This is a messed up Olympics and we are less than 45 days from the start of the games

Not sure I understand why Rio was chosen anyway. Chicago was in the running and already has an infrastructure in place that should have been able to handle this. I still remember the day that Chicago lost and all of my Republican friends were so excited because that meant that President Obama and Oprah lost. Such a bunch of anti-American people out there.

I remember when Atlanta hosted the Olympics. It made the entire South full of pride that we were a part of the games (Miami and Orlando even hosted Soccer matches).

[joeybee12]

4. Some people said it was because it hadn't been held in South America yet...

Which may be partly the reason, although with all the corruption within the IOC one has to wonder if bribery was the bigger factor.

[OnDoutside]

5. Probably be Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry on team now, although Shane got married a month ago.