Rio 2016

McIlroy says due to Zika Olympic Start

Golf star Rory McIlroy omitted to gain with reference to the in Brazil, rampant Zika Virus on the Chance of Olympic precious metal. The Northern Irishman is the second prominent athlete who decides so.

“After I have spoken with those who are closest to me, I realized that my health and the health of my family come before anything else,” explained the Northern Irish Golf star Rory McIlroy refusal for the Olympic summer games in Rio de Janeiro (5. to 21. August): “Even if the risk of being infected with the Zika Virus, is classified as low, the risk exists nonetheless, and I’m not willing to take.”

Irish are “extremely disappointed”

McIlroy is currently Fourth in the world Golf rankings. The 27-Year-old has celebrated in his career four Major victories, including at the US Open in 2011. This year, he failed there at the Cut. McIlroy should start in Rio for Ireland. The Olympic Committee of Ireland, said that it was “extremely disappointed” that the Golf star will not be part of the Olympic Team: “We have always said that each individual must decide for themselves. Of course we respect his decision, which he has taken for personal reasons.”

Van Garderen is not in Rio

American cyclist Tejay Van Garderen

Before McIlroy was the American cyclist Tejay Van Garderen is already another prominent athletes in its Olympic start, with reference to the in Brazil, rampant Zika Virus canceled. The wife of the 27-Year-old is pregnant.
The Virus, which is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, can result in pregnant women to malformations in the foetus. The world health organization had declared that “no threat to public health” exists, “which would justify the Olympic games to cancel or postpone.” Exactly had called for a group of 150 Doctors and scientists. The games, as planned, to discharge, would be “irresponsible” and “unethical”, it had welcomed, in an open letter to the WHO. Brazil’s health authority reported in its last Zika-report 91.387 suspected cases in the year 2016, a third of them confirmed already. With 25.930 diseases that are likely to be due to the Virus, the state of Rio de Janeiro, and national leader.

sn/ck (dpa, sid)