His
 move comes after four-time golf champion Rory McIlroy pulled out this 
month for similar reasons, while several other Golf big names 
have also said they won't travel to South America.
"The
 reason for my decision is my concerns about the possible transmission 
of the Zika virus and the potential risks that it might present to my 
wife's future pregnancies and to future members of our family," Day said
 in a statement published on his Twitter account.
"I have 
always placed my family in front of everything else in my life. Medical 
experts have confirmed that while perhaps slight, a decision to compete 
in Rio absolutely comes with health risks to me and my family. My wife 
Ellie and I have been blessed with two wonderful and healthy children 
and our plans is to have more.
"While it has always been a 
major goal to compete in the Olympics on behalf of my country, playing 
golf cannot take precedent over the safety of our family. I will not 
place them at risk."
Zika
 virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes 
mosquitoes and symptoms include mild fever, skin rash, conjunctivitis, 
muscle/ joint pain, malaise or headache. Zika virus is a cause of 
microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome in new born babies. 


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