Danny: Zika will not make golf any less exciting in Rio


KUALA LUMPUR, 18 July 2016 : From left: Tun Ahmad Sarji, Chairman of Professional Golf Malaysia (PGM), Michelle Koh, Danny Chia, Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin, Group Chairman of UMW Malaysia, pictured during the PGM-UMW Road to Olympics 2016 press conference at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pix by Arep Kulal / PGM Tour

KUALA LUMPUR: Olympic-bound golfer Danny Chia isn’t losing much sleep over the Zika virus.

“It is not as if they are having a World War 3 there, right?” the national No. 1 quipped when asked if he was worried about the mosquito-borne disease which is linked to birth defects in newborn babies.

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