Charlie Halsmoke Alarm: Golfers are afraid that the ban on cigarettes can hit the Olympics.

How do you define sports? Golf slanders in this eternal advertising say that everything that can be smoked while participating does not meet the standards. Turns out golfers aren’t allowed to smoke in the Olympics. Just ask Charlie Hull.

During this year’s U.S. Open, a photo of Hull with a cigarette dangling from his mouth went viral online. It brought back memories of an elite player from a bygone era. Hull performed well in the tournament, finishing in the top 20. Hull will be back in the spotlight from Wednesday at Le Golf National as women’s golf gets underway. There will be no repeat of her smoking habit as Hull dons Team GB colours. “I smoke on the course,” she said Tuesday. “It’s a habit, but I’m quitting this week.” Asked why there were no nicotine boosts outside Versailles, Hull replied, “I don’t think they’re allowed.”

And she’s right. Paris 2024 organizers stated that all Olympic sites were not smokers. In connection with this, Hull is not treated different from those who are watching her play outside the strings. She didn’t seem entirely comfortable with the rule. Asked if the ban would have an impact, Hull said: “I think it will.” “It helps me relax a little bit.”

The 28-year-old tennis player is similarly vague about the furore surrounding the U.S. Open. “I haven’t looked at Instagram in about four or five months,” she said. “I don’t use social media, I just get my agent to do that. » Georgia Hall joins Hull FC under the Team GB banner. American Nelly Korda, gold medalist in Tokyo, is the big favourite for the event.