Nick Kyrgios Withdraws From Tokyo Olympics Citing Injury Concerns And A Lack Of Crowd

Nick Kyrgios Withdraws From Tokyo Olympics Citing Injury Concerns And A Lack Of Crowd

Nick Kyrgios joins an elite list of players to skip the Olympics 2021 in Tokyo, set to begin from the 23rd of July due to various reasons

Australian Tennis player Nick Kyrgios becomes the latest candidate to withdraw from the upcoming Olympics tournament. Nick Kyrgios took to his official Twitter handle and announced his decision to pull out from the event. He became the fourth player to opt out of the tournament after Dominic Thiem, Serena Williams, Dominic Thiem, and Simona Halep

Nick Kyrgios told in his Twitter that his decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics stems from an injury issue and the lack of crowds. Hours before the 26-year old pulled out, the Tokyo Governor confirmed a ban on the public in the city’s stadiums for the games.

The thought of playing in front of empty stadiums at the Tokyo Olympics: Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios wrote in his social media account that the thought of representing Australia without crowds does not sit right with him. He remains well aware he might never get the opportunity of doing so. But Kyrgios has never been a believer of playing for his country without spectators watching it.

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Nick Kyrgios Also Withdraws Owing To His Injury

Nick Kyrgios, who also missed the Rio Olympics back in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, revealed he is also nursing an injury. Thus, he refuses to take the spot of any healthy Aussie player ready for the Olympics. His Wimbledon 2021 campaign was cut short due to retiring after the second set of his third-round clash against Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Kyrgios sustained an abdominal strain and was disappointed to withdraw himself from a grand slam event in that fashion. Furthermore, he wishes to play in Tokyo, with full crowds and his support team present, watching the other athletes battle for glory. He revealed his intention to get fully fit and wished the other Aussie players participating good luck.

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COVID Delta variant threat increasing in Japan

While the local organizers expected to have local support for the events, at least up to 50% capacity, that would no longer be the case. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has put Tokyo under notice under a COVID-19 state of emergency due to rising new infections.

With the highly contagious variant of Delta Plus doing rounds, the Olympics would mostly be a TV-only tournament. Nevertheless, it is a real encouragement after the competition suffered postponement in 2020.

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