Carlos Nuzman, the head of the organizing committee for the Rio Olympics, has tipped the lack of prize money as the main reason behind the withdrawal of the world’s top four golfers from the games and not because of increasing fear of Zika virus.
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U.S. MEN’S GYMNAST OROZCO OUT OF OLYMPICS: American gymnast John Orozco tore the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee during training this week and will not compete in Rio de Janeiro next month.
The world number eight, who lost to Andy Murray at the semi-final stage of Wimbledon earlier this month, follows in the steps of Simona Halep and Milos Raonic in pulling out of the tournament.
He will also compete in the men’s doubles with Marc Lopez.
Pregnant women have been advised not to travel to Brazil.
The Czech added, “It is because of the Zika virus spread in the country of the Olympics”.
“The 2014 French Open finalist said that she had taken this decision “after several talks with doctors and my family”, while insisting that she couldn’t jeopardize her future family planning, Sport24 reported”. “Family is much too important for me and I can’t risk not being able to have one of my own after my career in tennis is over”, Halep wrote.
He cited a study by the UK’s Cambridge University that concluded there was a very low chance that any of the expected 500,000 foreign tourists would get the virus, which was detected in Brazil past year. As I have founded a family recently, to limit health risks towards my nearest is the utmost priority.
Rio de Janeiro state Gov. Francisco Dornelles in June declared a state of financial disaster that paved the way for $860 million in emergency aid from the federal government, including funds for Olympics security.
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Nadal won gold at the Beijing 2008 Games but missed the London Olympics four years later due to a knee injury.
