The Zika Olympics

Kennine
Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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edited July 2016 in Sports #1

On the news this morning.. Some world class competitors are giving this years Olympic Games a miss because of the possibility of contracting the Zika virus, which is rife in Brazil.

Would you, if you were a world class competitor, avoid attending those games, or would you attend anyway ??

K 

 

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  • Pippah45
    Pippah45 Forum Participant Posts: 2,452
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    edited July 2016 #2

    As a career athlete I would have to weigh all the pros and cons as any illness could affect the whole of the rest of my career and my life. I would also research the whole subject as there are some wildly differing opinions about the Zika virus - I have
    seen it suggested that its the chemicals that are being used to kill the mozzies that is responsible for the disaster - but who to believe that's the hard one?   

  • ABM
    ABM Forum Participant Posts: 14,578
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    edited July 2016 #3

    Please  Pippah45,  don't  mention  Athletes  &  Chemicals  in  the  same post  --  that  young  Coe  fellow  will  get  all  of  a  twitch  again 
    Embarassed

  • IanH
    IanH Forum Participant Posts: 4,708
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    edited July 2016 #4

    Well, as the olympics is all about who has the best doping regime, perhaps it could just be contested in a lab somewhere?

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