Top athletes who are skipping the Rio Olympics
The upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will bring together competitors from all across the globe, but some of the world’s top athletes have announced that they won’t be in attendance. Here’s an updated list of those who have opted to skip the games.
Updated Aug. 2
Basketball
LaMarcus Aldridge — Hand injury
Stephen Curry — Rest
Anthony Davis — Knee, shoulder injuries
Marc Gasol — Foot injury
Blake Griffin — Knee injury
James Harden — Unspecified reasons
Gordon Hayward — Family obligations
LeBron James — Rest
Chris Paul — Rest
Kristaps Porzingis — Training with Knicks
John Wall — Knee injury
Russell Westbrook — Unspecified reasons
Cycling
Tejay van Garderen (top U.S. cyclist) — Zika concerns
Alberto Contador (two-time Tour de France winner) — Injuries
Golf
Jason Day (world No. 1) — Zika concerns
Dustin Johnson (world No. 2) — Zika concerns
Marc Leishman (world No. 37) — Zika concerns
Shane Lowry (world No. 25) — Zika concerns
Graeme McDowell (world No. 73) — Zika concerns
Rory McIlroy (world No. 4) — Zika concerns
Louis Oosthuizen (world No. 14) — Scheduling issues
Charl Schwartzel (world No. 23) — Unspecified reasons
Adam Scott (world No. 8) — Scheduling issues
Charl Schwartzel (world No. 23) — Unspecified reasons
Vijay Singh (former world No. 1) — Zika concerns
Jordan Spieth (world No. 3) — Health concerns
Tennis
Tomas Berdych — (world No. 8) — Zika concerns
Bob and Mike Bryan — (reigning doubles gold medalists) — Health concerns
Roger Federer (world No. 3) — Injury
Richard Gasquet (world No. 14) — Back injury
Simona Halep (world No. 5) — Zika concerns
John Isner (world No. 16) — Scheduling issues
Nick Kyrgios (world No. 18) — Dispute with the Australian Olympic Committee
Feliciano Lopez (world No. 20) — Scheduling issues
Milos Raonic (world No. 7) — Zika concerns
Maria Sharapova (former world No. 1) — Doping suspension
Dominic Thiem (world No.9) — Unspecified reasons
Stan Wawrinka (world No. 4) — Back injury
Track and Field
Dennis Kimetto (Marathon world-record holder) — Unspecified reasons
Other