Tokyo 2021: health procedures worry Jon Rahm

After the world number one Dustin Johnson and the New Zealander Danny Lee who announced to give up the Olympic Games this summer, it is the turn of the Spaniard Jon Rahm to speak on the Olympic deadline.

To date, the world n ° 3 takes a critical look at the organization.

"The Olympic committee does not really make the choice easier for us," he said recently, pointing to the obligations imposed on participants.

Olympic village

“It wasn't that long ago that we couldn't get to our site or to the tournament hotel before Wednesday (the tournament starts on Thursday July 29, ed) and we had to stay in the Olympic Village until the.

But from what I've been told, it's at least an hour or two to drive to the golf course.

It's a lot of time to spend in the car to go and come back from the Olympic village, ”he continued.

"Your family is not allowed to come (...) There are so many restrictions"

Jon rahm

"Your family is not allowed to come (...) There are so many restrictions", insisted the 26-year-old golfer, who has just been a father for the first time and who will have played in the British Open for two weeks earlier.

This summer, Jon Rahm will have to reach Memphis just after Tokyo to compete in a WGC World Championship.

The Olympics, “it's in between.

I can understand why a lot of people prioritize the FedEx Cup events and the big tournaments on the circuit.

The Games are relatively new to golf and I don't blame them, ”he said.

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