Argentine golfer Alejandro Tosti was booed by French fans ahead of his third round at the Paris Olympics.
Friday night saw tensions between France and Argentina boil over in their men’s football quarter-final clash, which the hosts won 1-0.
Argentina’s players and national anthem were booed before kick-off and members of both teams clashed in a scuffle at full-time.
It comes after widespread outrage in France over a racist chant sung by Argentina’s footballers following their Copa America win.
Now, the row has made it all the way to Le Golf National on the outskirts of Paris, where Argentine Tosti was paired alongside France’s Victor Perez.
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When Tosti took to the first tee, boos from French fans echoed around the amphitheatre, before rapturous cheers for Perez.
However, there were suggestions the boos were light-hearted and not overly malicious.
Tosti laughed off the jeers before sending his tee shot 300 yards, with his birdie being met with cheers.
Tommy Fleetwood of Team GB entered the third round joint-first on 11-under-par with Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and the USA’s Xander Schauffele.
Jon Rahm of Spain followed behind on nine-under, Masters and Open champion Scottie Scheffler was joint-tenth on six under and Tosti sat joint-13th on five under.
Golf is back for it’s third Olympics since 2016, having been reintroduced following a 112-year absence from the games.
After scepticism in Rio and reduced crowds in Tokyo, the best players in the world have embraced the Games in Paris, with 25,000 fans turning out every day to watch.
Many have been blown away by the unique carnival atmosphere at the venue where Europe won the Ryder Cup in 2018.
“It’s been great,” said Team GB star Fleetwood.
“The crowd has been absolutely amazing. It’s a different set of supporters than what we get week-in and week-out.
“It’s a very Olympic crowd and atmosphere and it’s been great.
“I always consider myself very lucky with the support I’ve get but those have been amazing out there.”
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