LONDON -- The absence of many of the top men from the Olympic golf tournament in Rio de Janeiro will be taken into account in evaluating the sports future in the games, IOC President Thomas Bach said Wednesday.Golf is making its first appearance in the Olympics for the first time since 1904, but 20 men -- including the top four in the world rankings -- have pulled out, many citing concerns over the Zika virus.We have to respect the individual decisions, even if they are going contrary to the recommendations given by the World Health Organization, if Zika is given as a reason, Bach said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press and two other international news agencies.Bach added that very different reasons not related to Zika have also been cited in golf circles for skipping the Olympics.Were also following with interest the discussions in the golf community, how they themselves are considering these discussions and what judgment they are making, he said.Rory McIlroy, among those who have withdrawn from the games, said Monday that golf needs to get tougher in its drug-testing procedures if it wants to be seen as a mainstream sport. He also said he may not even bother to watch the Olympic golf tournament on TV, saying he would probably stick to track and field, swimming and diving -- the stuff that matters.Golf and rugby were approved by the IOC in 2013 for inclusion in the Rio Games and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The spate of withdrawals from Rio has put golfs long-term Olympic future in question.The IOC will meet after the Rio Games to evaluate golf and all other sports and events on the program.One of the main categories of the evaluation is, of course, the question of participation of the best players, Bach said. Let us wait then for this evaluation. Then, of course, we will also speak with the International Golf Federation once this is available.By evaluating events within each sport, the IOC could look separately at the mens and womens tournaments. As it has been almost exclusively male players who have been withdrawing from Rio, the IOC could potentially consider whether to drop the mens event and keep the womens tournament for Tokyo. Tony Brown Jersey . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Raven Greene Jersey . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. http://www.wholesalepackersjerseys.com/ . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. Cheap Packers Jerseys For Sale . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. Corey Linsley Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. Wasps have bolstered their pack for the new season with the signing of second-row Matt Symons from London Irish.Englishman Symons spent three years in New Zealand after leaving Esher in 2012, being named vice captain of the Chiefs in 2015, and was the Exiles player of the season as they suffered relegation from the Aviva Premiership last season.The lock is Wasps ninth signing of the summer and will compete with Joe Launchbury, James Gaskell, Kearnan Myall, James Cannon and Will Rowlands for a starting spot next season, following the departure of Bradley Davies.Symons said: I have really enjoyed my time at London Irish and am very grateful for the opporrtunity of playing this season.ddddddddddddThere are some outstanding players and people at the club and I am sure they will be back in the Premiership in 2017.Wasps is a club that has played an exciting style and successful style of rugby this season. After speaking w