New Posts For Thread: Rio 2016: Rory McIlroy pulls out of Olympicshttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympicsRory McIlroy has pulled out of the Olympic Games in Rio because of concerns about the Zika virus.In a statement, McIlroy said that "my health and my family's health comes before everything else"."Even though the risk of infection from the Zika virusA massive respitory, risk. the stuff they would be using in Bali would be outlawed in the First World.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549192329#549192329A massive respitory, risk. the stuff they would be using in Bali would be outlawed in the First World.Wed, 29 Jun 2016 14:50:45 -0500Fogging probably carries a respiratory risk , Ozy , the foggers wear masks presumably for other than fashion considerations . Maybe the golfers and athletes will wear masks if the anti mossi treatment becomes really intensive . The more I travel inthttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549192279#549192279Fogging probably carries a respiratory risk , Ozy , the foggers wear masks presumably for other than fashion considerations . Maybe the golfers and athletes will wear masks if the anti mossi treatment becomes really intensive . The more I travel intWed, 29 Jun 2016 14:47:15 -0500Sorry, daughter.Yeah ok, but you can't compare the year round tropical heat of swamp infested Bali with urban Rio (albeit a golf course in Barra) in August. And their mosquito 'fogging' will be more frequent than once a week. Lathered in high strenhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549191577#549191577Sorry, daughter.Yeah ok, but you can't compare the year round tropical heat of swamp infested Bali with urban Rio (albeit a golf course in Barra) in August. And their mosquito 'fogging' will be more frequent than once a week. Lathered in high strenWed, 29 Jun 2016 13:34:46 -0500No sister Ozy , daughter . They come "fogging" every week , house and gardens . Still get bitten despite that and personal anti mossi attention twice a day at least , patches , electronic stuff , sprays . My daughter , son in law , and 2 grand chilhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549191083#549191083No sister Ozy , daughter . They come "fogging" every week , house and gardens . Still get bitten despite that and personal anti mossi attention twice a day at least , patches , electronic stuff , sprays . My daughter , son in law , and 2 grand chilWed, 29 Jun 2016 13:11:03 -0500Its a good point, Vubiant but the course will be dripping with DEET or the modern day equivalent DEET-lite..I would actually say that that presents a greater respitory hazard than the virus risk. Ask your Sister in Sanur about this, Kelly. Was luckyhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549190265#549190265Its a good point, Vubiant but the course will be dripping with DEET or the modern day equivalent DEET-lite..I would actually say that that presents a greater respitory hazard than the virus risk. Ask your Sister in Sanur about this, Kelly. Was luckyWed, 29 Jun 2016 12:11:35 -0500VUBIANT post makes a lot of sense, it will be interesting to see how many olympians will pull out in there respective sports, If he is correct then it follows that Equestrian sports may have a few Defectors, and so on ; if he wrong then golf should bhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549188257#549188257VUBIANT post makes a lot of sense, it will be interesting to see how many olympians will pull out in there respective sports, If he is correct then it follows that Equestrian sports may have a few Defectors, and so on ; if he wrong then golf should bWed, 29 Jun 2016 09:27:19 -0500Absolutely , kavvie . Suspect there will be others , partly because the worlds top golfers will be under represented numbers wise .https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549187533#549187533Absolutely , kavvie . Suspect there will be others , partly because the worlds top golfers will be under represented numbers wise .Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:11:38 -0500shane lowry is as irish as anyone..hes passionate about his county and his country.he obviously took the decision with a heavy heart.lets respect his decision and move on..https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549187377#549187377shane lowry is as irish as anyone..hes passionate about his county and his country.he obviously took the decision with a heavy heart.lets respect his decision and move on..Wed, 29 Jun 2016 07:57:24 -0500Can people not see that whatever the risk factor may be -it is much higher for golfers than other athletes?Golfers will practice and play for many hours at a time on fairways ,in the rough ,surrounded by trees ,bushes and water many areas of which wihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549186911#549186911Can people not see that whatever the risk factor may be -it is much higher for golfers than other athletes?Golfers will practice and play for many hours at a time on fairways ,in the rough ,surrounded by trees ,bushes and water many areas of which wiWed, 29 Jun 2016 07:03:27 -0500"i know plenty of people who live in rio" aye you do your hole ozy LMFAOhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705045/rio-2016-rory-mcilroy-pulls-out-of-olympics?post_id=549186443#549186443"i know plenty of people who live in rio" aye you do your hole ozy LMFAOWed, 29 Jun 2016 06:14:40 -0500