Shane Lowry's ‘anguish’ over skipping Rio Olympics

Shane Lowry spoke of his “anguish” at being forced to give up on his Olympic medal dream over his fears of contracting the Zika virus in Rio.

But West Waterford’s Seamus Power — the next man in line to qualify after Lowry joined Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell in making himself unavailable — insists he’s massively excited about the “once in a lifetime opportunity” to chase Olympic gold.

“I don’t care what sport you play,” Power said. “It would be an achievement to win an Olympic medal and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity I wouldn’t pass up.”