Nadal has not travelled with the Spain team to Romania for the Davis Cup Euro/Africa zone playoff as he continues his recovery from the wrist injury. Briefcase 1 Nadal won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics2 Nadal won an appeal to compete at Rio despite not meeting the criteria to qualify3 Nadal missed the 2012 London Games due to injuryRafael Nadal has been given the green light by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to compete at next month's Rio Olympics despite not fulfilling the qualification criteria. He will also compete in the men's doubles with Marc Lopez. The 30-year-old, who missed the 2012 Games through injury, has been named as his country's flag bearer in the opening ceremony and will be one of four Spaniards competing for the men's singles gold medal. The 2008 Beijing gold medallist's participation had been in doubt as injury had prevented him from appearing in the minimum number of Davis Cup ties required in a four-year Olympic cycle to qualify for the Games.

Source: India Today July 15, 2016 17:48 UTC