• Willis,32, diagnosed in December and is undergoing radiotherapy
• Willis and Patience among first GB athletes selected for Rio 2016 in SeptemberElliot Willis has been withdrawn from the Great Britain sailing squad for the Olympics Games in Rio because of treatment for bowel cancer.
The 32-year-venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) dinghy expert was one of the first athletes selected for the Games by Team GB in September along with his 470 partner Luke Patience.
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Source: theguardian.com