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Costantino Rocca explains to the TGCOM24.it, Italian 24 hours news service, that if he were invite to compete in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, he would jump two meter into the air, despite being 60 years old and weighing 100 kilos.

Costantino Rocca

Costantino Rocca, the most famous Italian golfer, who hails from the province of Bergamo, has won on the European Tour 5 times and even today is one of the most respected pro on the European circuit and the PGA.

Costantino Rocca

He said : “Each one of us is free to decide for themselves, but whoever refuses such an invitation lacks the true sporting spirit. To reach this level in a sport is to consider it as a job. To say no to playing golf at Olympics, after 112 years of its absence, is displaying disrespect both to their work and to those who would like to participate but can not”

After the “no thanks” of Scott, Schwartzel, Leishman, Singh and the the other, the Italian player added: “I don’t believe that behind this ‘no thanks’ there is a financial motive, given that there are no monetary prizes. The Olympics are an event on par with the Soccer World Cup and the Ryder Cup in golf. We compete at Ryder Cup and earn nothing, but we work hard for two years to be ready to play in those three days”.

Why is this not the case for Golf al the Olympics? (s.l.)

THIS IS THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE, PUBLISHED ON MAY, 20(th) ON GOLFANDO, THE GOLF BLOG OF TGCOM24.MEDIASET.IT