Wimbledon winners Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic take selfies together.
Wimbledon winners Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic take selfies together.
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The green, green grass of Wimbledon will not be home to selfie sticks, organizers have announced.

The gadget is pictured in the prohibited section of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) guide for the 2015 championships – alongside knives, flares and klaxons.

Wimbledon is the latest venue to ban the contraption, with London’s National Gallery, Manchester United Football Club and New York’s Museum of Modern Art waving goodbye to the handy prop.

A ticket-holders’ guide for this year’s tournament says: “In common with many other major sports and entertainment events and cultural attractions, The Championships will not allow ‘selfie sticks’ into the grounds.”

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In a photo taken on November 26, 2014 a couple use a 'selfie stick' to take a photo before the Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul. In South Korea anyone selling an unregistered bluetooth-enabled selfie stick could face a 27,000 US dollar fine or up to three years in prison, the Science Ministry announced last week. The focus of the ministerial crackdown are those models that come with bluetooth technology, allowing the user to release the smartphone shutter remotely, rather than using a timer. As such they have to be tested and certified to ensure they don't pose a disruption to other devices using the same radio frequency. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)
Stick 'em up! Museums cracking down on selfie sticks
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A spokesman for the historic venue – which was formed in 1868 – said the move comes partly because of the “nuisance value” of the sticks, and also so that it “doesn’t interfere with spectators’ enjoyment.”

This comes despite a recent surge in popularity, with tennis star Maria Sharapova, U.S. President Barack Obama and Great Britain’s PM David Cameron all seen wielding the device, which some have nicknamed the “narcistick.”

The Australian Open was the first grand slam to crack down on the use of the popular poles – asking fans to use the devices in specially designated “selfie zones” across the grounds – whereas Wimbledon is enforcing a strict no sticks policy.

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