Fil-Aussie Jason Day to play for Australia in Paris Olympics

by The Manila Times

Jun 29, 2024 9:59 am

BRISBANE, Australia — Eight years after turning down his first opportunity, a still-regretful Jason Day will finally make it to an Olympics as part of an Australian golf team that includes a brother-and-sister combination for the Paris Games.

Day was ranked No. 1 in 2016 when he decided not to play at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, saying he was concerned about going to Brazil while the mosquito-borne Zika virus spreading.

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