World golf No.1 Day out of Olympics over Zika fears

World number one Jason Day on Tuesday became the latest golfer to withdraw from the Rio Olympics because of apparent fears over the Zika virus. "It is with deep regret I announce that I will not be competing in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games this coming August in Rio de Janeiro," Australia's Day said in a statement. The 28-year-old father-of-two joins the likes of Northern Ireland duo Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell -- both down to compete for Ireland, Fiji's Vijay Singh, Marc Leishman of Australia and South Africa's Branden Grace in announcing his intention not to compete at the Games starting on August 5.

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