Fear of missing out fuelled Rory McIlroy's Olympic u-turn

Rory McIlroy admits that a fear of missing out fuelled his decision to change tack on Olympic ambitions and declare himself available to represent Ireland at the Games in Tokyo in 2020.

Fear of missing out fuelled Rory McIlroy's Olympic u-turn

Rory McIlroy admits that a fear of missing out fuelled his decision to change tack on Olympic ambitions and declare himself available to represent Ireland at the Games in Tokyo in 2020.

The Holywood golfer, who has faced queries on his identity time and again down the years, has harboured wildly conflicting thoughts on the Olympics and ultimately sat out the tournament in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

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