Bach: Absence of top male golfers to be evaluated after Rio (Yahoo Sports)

The absence of many of the top men from the Olympic golf tournament in Rio de Janeiro will be taken into account in evaluating the sport’s future in the games, IOC President Thomas Bach said Wednesday. ”We have to respect the individual decisions, even if they are going contrary to the recommendations given by the World Health Organization, if Zika is given as a reason,” Bach said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press and two other international news agencies. Bach added that ”very different reasons” not related to Zika have also been cited in golf circles for skipping the Olympics.