Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford has had samples of his sperm frozen ahead of the Rio Olympics, due to ongoing concerns about the Zika virus.
Writing in the Standard Issue magazine, Rutherford's partner, Susie Verrill, confirmed Zika had caused "no end of concern" to the couple, who already have one child, Milo.
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Confirming she will not travel to Rio with her young son, Verrill wrote: "We're not ones to worry unnecessarily, but after more than 100 medical experts stressed the Games should be moved to prevent the disease from spreading, this was a huge factor in us choosing to stay put.