Reigning Olympics doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan pull out of the Rio Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus.
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Zika strikes again. More and more athletes are dropping like flies from the Rio Olympics that are set to start in less than a week.
“After countless hours of deliberation, Mike and I have decided to forego the Rio Olympics”, Bob’s social media post read.
High-ranked U.S tennis players include Sam Querrey, John Isner Milos Raonic, Simona Halep and Tomas Berdych have pulled out of the tournament already because of Zica concerns.
The American twins beat French duo Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michael Llodra in the men’s doubles final in London four years ago as top seeds but they will not defend their crown this year.
Thursday the CDC and Surgeon General reiterated warnings that travelers to Rio for the Olympics exercise caution regarding the virus.
The two were barred by swimming’s world governing body, FINA, in line with the new criteria for Russian athletes announced by the International Olympic Committee.
Phelps made the U.S. Olympic team in the 100m and 200m butterflies and the 200m individual medley by winning those events at the Olympic Trials last month.
But she added: “We have reminded all our team members, especially in the village, that you keep your doors locked – your bedroom door and the apartment door”.
Ramp collapses: The main ramp of Marina da Gloria, the Olympic sailing venue, partially collapsed. Or, if he’s placed on the 4x100m freestyle relay team, despite not swimming the 100m free at the Olympic Trials, he would swim Aug. 7.
Tennis at the Rio Olympics is turning to be quite an affair, with more players joining the list of withdrawals.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it received appeals from Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev, both seeking to overturn their bans over doping allegations.
