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CHARLEY HULL is worried an Olympic ban on smoking in the golf events will harm her medal chances at Le Golf National.
The World No11 is Great Britain‘s best hope of adding to Tommy Fleetwood’s silver medal in the men’s event – team-mate Georgia Hall has slipped from 22nd to 41st in the rankings.
Charley Hull will not be able to smoke at the Olympics this weekGettyBut Hull admits not being able to light up if she forces her way into contention will be tough to deal with.
She explained: “I do smoke on the course.
“It’s a habit now, but I won’t do it this week, because you’re not allowed to.
“I think it could affect me, because smoking relaxes me a little bit. But I’ll just have to concentrate even harder on my golf.”
Hull went viral on social media when she was photographed signing autographs at the US Open a couple of months ago, with a cigarette in her mouth.
And she got even more attention when she revealed she had only taken up smoking to give up vaping!
Hull explained that she could not smoke indoors, but get away with vaping.
She added: “I smoke quite a few more than I should. But listen, I will stop soon.”
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Maybe this week’s ban will actually help her.
Hull has narrowly missed out on majors on three separate occasions.
She finished second at the 2016 Chevron Championship, 2023 US Women’s Open and 2023 Women’s British Open.
Her best result at a major this year came in the Women’s PGA Championship where she finished tied for 16th place.
What's happening today at The Games?
WHAT TO WATCH TODAY
TODAY’S BRIT MEDAL HOPES
Team GB could add medals in the men’s and women’s team pursuit in the velodrome (5.30pm) to their track cycling tally.
Matthew Hudson-Smith may be in contention for a podium finish in the men’s 400m final but American Quincy Hall and Grenada’s Kirani James are favourites (8.20pm).
BRITS TO WATCH
Skateboarding legend Andy Macdonald makes his Olympics debut in the men’s park event aged 51 (11.30am).
Toby Roberts goes into his preferred lead climbing phase of the bouldering and lead sport climbing semi-final in third with Hamish McArthur in eighth (9am).
Max Burgin, Elliot Giles and Ben Pattison, 2023 world bronze medallist, begin their 800m campaigns (10.55am).
And Eleanor Aldridge and Connor Bainbridge are in sailing kite action (11.10am).
GLOBAL STARS TODAY
After Scottie Scheffler secured USA gold for the men, golfing superstar Nelly Korda begins her quest for glory in the women’s tournament at Le Golf National (8am). Georgia Hall and Charley Hull go for GB.
Atthaya Thitikul, though, will hope to stop Korda and win Thailand’s first Olympic medal in a sport other than boxing, taekwondo or weightlifting.
Nigerian world record-holder Tobi Amusan goes in round one of the 100m women’s hurdles (9.15am).
And Australia’s Nina Kennedy and America’s Katie Moon will battle it out for pole vault gold after sharing the world title last year (6pm).
FANCY SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
The marathon race walk mixed relay goes off at 6.30am.
But if that’s too early or not getting your Olympic juices flowing, there are two weightlifting finals – the men’s 61kg (2pm) and the women’s 49kg (6.30pm).
STATS MAD
6.06 – Poland’s Aleksandra Miroslaw broke the women’s speed climbing world record not once but twice on Monday, scaling the 15m wall in 6.21 seconds and then 6.06 seconds just moments later.
Can she break it again and win gold today? Final at 10.50am.
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