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By Associated Press on August 05th, 2016
Pelé will not attend Rio Olympics opening ceremony due to poor health
• ‘Only God is more important than my health,’ says football legend• Brazil’s most famous sportsperson misses out on Rio event
Pelé says his poor health will keep him from lighting the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics.
In a statement on Friday, the Brazilian football legend said: “I’m not physically able to attend the opening of the Olympics.”
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