SPAIN’S Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will compete in all three tennis events at the Rio Olympics despite being not at his best after being sidelined with a wrist injury since May.

    There were doubts whether the 2008 gold medalist, who withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon, would recover in time to compete at the Games. After two days of training in Rio alongside compatriot David Ferrer, Nadal told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope on Wednesday: “It’s evident that the condition of my wrist is not ideal and if it wasn’t the Olympics, I would not take this risk.”

    The 14-time Grand Slam champion, 30, missed the Olympics four years ago with a knee injury.

    World No. 5 Nadal, who is due to be Spain’s flag bearer, will compete in the singles event and also take part with Marc Lopez in the doubles and Garbine Muguruza in the mixed doubles.

    (SD-Agencies)