Growing list of Rio no-shows could tarnish Games legacy
By Agence France-Presse in Washington | China Daily | Updated: 2016-07-07 08:08
Many of world's top players won't go to Olympics
Top-ranked Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott lead a host of men's golf stars who have withdrawn from the Rio Olympics - an exodus that could jeopardize the sport's return to the Games lineup after 112 years.
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which can cause birth defects and severe illness, is mentioned by many - including Australia's Day, Northern Ireland's McIlroy and Japan's 17th-ranked Hideki Matsuyama - as one of the growing list of Rio woes ahead of next month's Olympics.
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