Day up for Tokyo shot

JASON Day has declared his intention to represent Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, admitting it was disappointing to skip the 2016 edition in Brazil due to fears of the Zika virus.

Day was eligible to play on the Aussie men’s team in Rio but was among the golf stars who avoided the risk of exposure to the mosquito-transmitted Zika, which is prevalent in Brazil.

But with the 2020 summer games being held in Tokyo, Day is keen for a chance to become an Olympian after golf was reintroduced in 2016 following a 112-year absence.

“Yeah of course I’d love to play in 2020,” Day said before the US PGA Championship in New York.

“Last time, (wife Ellie) and I were still trying to have kids and there was a chance of the Zika virus. That was the only concern we had.”