Killings in Rio increased to 2,036 in the first four months of this year, compared to 1,818 for the same period in 2015. She said her heath and her future family’s health must come first.
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Nicolas Labre Pereira, nicknamed “Fat Family”, was freed on June 19 when assailants stormed one of the hospitals recommended for tourists travelling to the Olympic Games. “I’m a very proud South African and I love representing my country whilst I play on the LPGA Tour around the world”.
In response to Pace’s withdrawal, the Ladies Professional Golf Association said in a statement: “Playing in the Rio 2016 Olympics is an incredible honour for any athlete, and we are excited for golf’s return to the Games”.
“When I feel confident, I will make a decision either side”. Probably not. I don’t train my whole life – not train my whole life to play in the Olympics like some of those athletes, but now that it has presented itself, it is something very significant I’d love to be a part of.
“I wouldn’t be pulling out just because it’s not safe or something like that down there, because I’ve never been down to Brazil and I don’t know if it is safe or not”, Day said at the Bridgestone Invitational.
On a country-wide level, Brazil is grappling with the Zika virus outbreak causing one Olympian to freeze his sperm, a doping scandal in which Brazil’s only testing lab was suspended, a crime wave, and political upheaval involving the country’s highest figures.
Although the risks associated with the Zika virus can be minimal and precautions can be taken, my wife Jessica is pregnant, and I don’t want to risk bringing anything back that could potentially have an effect.
“I am optimistic about the games, but I have to show the reality”. He warned that the Games could end up being a “big failure” because of budget shortfalls that threaten to compromise security and mobility during the games.
Workers are pictured at the construction site on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
“I agree it doesn’t particularly reflect well on golfers when they seem to be the only ones withdrawing but when it is for their own personal reasons, we have to respect that”, he told national Irish broadcaster RTE.
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“I just didn’t believe it so I went there to see it with my own eyes”.
