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(Redirected from List of athletes not attending Rio Olympics due to Zika virus concerns)

A number of sportspeople eligible for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro stated that they would not attend because of the ongoing Zika virus epidemic in Brazil. In the case of golf and tennis, media speculated that some absentees were unenthusiastic about competing in any case and used Zika as a convenient excuse.[1][2]

Table[edit]

Sport Athlete Nat Ref
Cycling Tejay van Garderen United States [3]
Golf Jason Day Australia [4]
Golf Branden Grace South Africa [5]
Golf Dustin Johnson United States [6]
Golf Shane Lowry Republic of Ireland [7]
Golf Rory McIlroy Republic of Ireland[n 1] [10]
Golf Marc Leishman Australia [11]
Golf Charl Schwartzel South Africa [12]
Golf Angelo Que Philippines [13]
Golf Vijay Singh Fiji [14]
Golf Jordan Spieth United States [15]
Golf Graeme McDowell Republic of Ireland [16]
Tennis Milos Raonic Canada [17]
Tennis Tomas Berdych Czech Republic [18]
Tennis Alexandr Dolgopolov Ukraine [19]
Tennis Bob & Mike Bryan United States [20]
Tennis Simona Halep Romania [18]
Tennis Karolína Plíšková Czech Republic [21]

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Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ McIlroy is from Northern Ireland and eligible for both the Ireland and Great Britain teams; in 2014 he had opted for Ireland.[8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rio 2016: Are tennis players using Zika as an excuse?". CNN. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  • ^ "Olympics-Golf-Zika an excuse for top ranked players, says Van Zyl". Yahoo!. Reuters. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  • ^ "USA cyclist Tejay van Garderen withdraws from Olympics over Zika virus", theguardian.com, Reuters, 2 June 2016, retrieved 31 July 2016
  • ^ Phippen, J. Weston (28 June 2016), "The Athletes Saying No to the Olympics Over Zika", theatlantic.com, retrieved 31 July 2016
  • ^ "Branden Grace joins Olympics absentees due to Zika virus". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  • ^ "Dustin Johnson out of Olympics, citing Zika", go.com, 9 July 2016, retrieved 31 July 2016
  • ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Shane Lowry pulls out over Zika fears", bbc.co.uk, retrieved 31 July 2016
  • ^ "No surprises as Ireland's Rio golf team confirmed". RTÉ.ie. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  • ^ "McIlroy opts for Ireland at 2016 Olympics". RTÉ.ie. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  • ^ "Rory McIlroy pulls out of Rio Olympics due to Zika virus fears", graph.co.uk, retrieved 31 July 2016[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Marc Leishman Pulls Out of Olympic Golf Consideration Due to Zika Virus Threat". golf.com.
  • ^ "Charl Schwartzel says Zika kept him out of Rio Olympics; Jason Day wary", indianexpress.com, 4 June 2016, retrieved 31 July 2016
  • ^ ABC News, ABC News, retrieved 31 July 2016
  • ^ "Vijay to skip Games citing Zika fears", Reuters, 13 April 2016, retrieved 31 July 2016
  • ^ Murray, Ewan (11 July 2016), "Jordan Spieth's Rio Olympics refusal sparks claim of Zika 'overreaction'", theguardian.com, retrieved 31 July 2016
  • ^ Mackay, Hamish (23 June 2016). "Graeme McDowell joins McIlroy in pulling out of Rio Olympics due to Zika virus". irishmirror. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  • ^ "Milos Raonic withdraws from Rio Olympics citing 'variety of health concerns'". nationalpost.com.
  • ^ a b "Top tennis trio withdraw from Rio 2016 tennis tournament due to Zika", insidethegames.biz, retrieved 31 July 2016[permanent dead link]
  • ^ http://14.4news.info/alexander-dolgopolov-refused-to-participate-in-the-olympics-for-fear-of-contracting-the-virus-zika/[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Rio Olympics: Bryan brothers pull out of Olympic Games citing concerns over Zika virus", india.com, 31 July 2016, retrieved 31 July 2016
  • ^ "RIO OLYMPICS - Karolina Pliskova Withdraws due to Zika", tennisworldusa.org, retrieved 31 July 2016

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