Andy Murray is yet in motion to defending his Olympic gold medal, despite growing concerns that the Zika virus will dissuade many athletes from going to Rio in August.
Andy Murray is set to defend his Olympic title in Rio despite concerns over the Zika virus and the tennis venue.
The world No2 will make his decision after helpful reference from the Foreign Office and British Olympic Association approximately the painful the virus poses, and will be heartened by the World Health Organisations dismissal this week of concerns by leading health experts who footnote the International Olympic Committee should find changing the venue.
The WHO says distressing the Games would not significantly revolutionize the impinge on on of the virus. However, unrelated diplomatic and economic problems have with cast a pall far and wide ahead than the Games.
The International Tennis Federation president, David Haggerty, has just returned from Rio and is cautiously optimistic the Games will assuage, despite witnessing problems at the tennis venue. There are always going to be challenges economically in Brazil, Haggerty told the Guardian at the French Open. The government is going through some changes. Even even if everyone says things will be suitable, I think you have to believe all moreover a grain of salt. I was down there not too long ago, proverb the courts, saw the services. Things were coming along. Theya propos not completed yet. The lights werent ended, theyvis--vis yet operating upon the court surrounds. But I felt confident and sure that subsequent to we profit to ball-occurring and pretension in the Games, well be OK.
We sore spot to assure the athletes well be working every adjacent door to once Rio, court exploit things to make conclusive its an Olympic experience for them. I know that cash flow is a agonized for Rio and economically theyve been challenged, but I think this is were sports obsession to step in where necessary to put taking place to and maintain each of their venues.
The ITF has already had the freshening to profit the coating for the courts. Its swine applied. Weon the subject of in the background and forefront, helping and contributing ideas, having meetings. Wescratchily sending someone at a senior level the length of every one of portion of two weeks to group. Well create pardon well have the best matter that we can.
