Spain forward Pau Gasol has urged the Olympic Committee to provide athletes with more information on the Zika virus ahead of this summer’s Rio Games.
The games start in August with Spain one of the front-runners to compete with overwhelming favourites the USA.
1/2 At his press conference today, Spain's @paugasol said of Zika threat: "I hope the olympic committee informs with clarity of the risks
— JEFF TAYLOR (@JeffreyNTaylor) May 30, 2016
2/2 "..there is today in Brazil so that the athletes are able to take a decision and learn the risks…there needs to be more information"
— JEFF TAYLOR (@JeffreyNTaylor) May 30, 2016
Gasol is looking to emulate his MVP showing last summer at Eurobasket as he helped Spain to success in France.