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Doctors warn Athletes ahead of Rio Olympics

Eliud Kipchoge in search of elusive medal in Rio games

Report from Harvard Public Health Review, written by Dr. Amir Attaran has warned that holding Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro could lead to a “full-blown global health disaster”.

This view has also been supported by a group of world-class athletes who raised their concerns over Zika infection which continues to spread in Brazil.

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