USA Today · Mar 8, 2016
Armour: U.S. Olympic hopefuls awaiting information about Zika
USA Today Sports travels across Brazil and finds out what action is being taken to combat Zika and its potential heartbreaking complications. USA TODAY Sports
(Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)LOS ANGELES — If American athletes have fears over competing in Rio because of Zika, they’re not telling U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun.
Given the fears and furor over the virus, which has been linked to birth defects, you’d expect Blackmun’s phone to be buzzing 24/7 with athletes and sports federation officials frantically seeking answers and guidance for what they should do. But that hasn’t been the case.
Quite the contrary.