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The International Olympic Committee says it “respects” the decision by several top golfers to skip the Rio de Janeiro Games because of the Zika virus.
But the IOC and its president, Thomas Bach, are also pointing to the guidelines from the World Health Organization, which has not recommended any restrictions on travel to Rio. Also, the IOC says there is much less threat of contracting mosquito-borne viruses during the winter months in South America.