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Published 19:42 10 Jan 2017 GMT
Updated 23:25 10 Jan 2017 GMT
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"I don't know the words to either anthem. I don't feel a connection to either flag. I don't want it to be about flags. I've tried to stay away from that."
With the Tokyo Games just over three years away, McIllroy has moved to end any speculation that he might change his mind about Olympic golf.
"I have fought with myself over for so many years," McIlroy told the BBC.
"More likely than not, I won't be going to the Games in 2020 just because of my personal feelings towards... not the Olympic Games, the Olympic Games are great, and I think that golf in the Olympic Games is fantastic. "But, for me, it’s just something that I don't want to get into. It’s a personal choice and hopefully people will respect that decision."
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