Olympic swimmer Luana Alonso removed from village amid ‘inappropriate behavior’ allegations

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Another athlete has been kicked out of the Paris Olympics. This time, Olympic swimmer Luana Alonso has been removed from the village amid allegations of ‘inappropriate behavior.

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Swimmer Luana Alonso was removed from the athletes’ village for creating an ‘inappropriate atmosphere.’ Image Credits: @Luana Alonso/Instgaram

 

Swimmer Luana Alonso, one of the standout stars of the Olympics, has been removed from the official athletes’ village.

Team Paraguay cited alleged ‘inappropriate behavior’ as the reason for her removal.

Swimmer Luana Alonso was removed from the athletes’ village

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Team Paraguay cited Alonso’s behavior as the reason for her removal, but did not provide specifics. Image Credits: @Luana Alonso/Instgaram

 

Luana Alonso, renowned for her glamour and competitive spirit, faced a challenging time at the Games.

She finished sixth in the 100m butterfly, narrowly missing out on the semi-finals.Alonso announced her retirement from swimming on social media. She has nearly 500,000 followers on the platform.

Despite her retirement, she remained in Paris.

However, as the Olympics approached its final week, the Paraguayan team decided to remove the 20-year-old swimmer from the athletes’ village.

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Alonso finished sixth in the 100m butterfly and missed qualifying for the semi-finals. Image Credits: @Luana Alonso/Instgaram

 

They cited Alonso’s ‘inappropriate behavior’ as the reason for her removal. No specific details about the behavior were provided.

Then, Team Paraguay’s statement about the decision to remove Luana Alonso from the Paris Olympics

Larissa Schaerer, head of the COP mission, commented, “Her presence is creating an inappropriate atmosphere within Team Paraguay. We thank her for proceeding as instructed and respecting the decision to leave the Athletes’ Village.”

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She announced her retirement from swimming on social media to her nearly 500,000 followers. Image Credits: @Luana Alonso/Instgaram

 

Alonso’s Post-Olympic movements

Alonso’s social media activity indicates that she has returned to the United States, where she is attending school. She posted a video showing her driving towards a border control crossing.

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Alonso previously competed in the Tokyo Olympics four years ago and is among the youngest athletes to retire at the age of 20. Additionally, she suddenly declared her retirement from the sport on social media to her 500,000 Instagram followers.

She wrote: “Swimming: thank you for allowing me to dream, you taught me to fight, to try, perseverance, sacrifice, discipline and many more.

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Despite her retirement, Alonso remained in Paris until her removal from the village. Image Credits: @Luana Alonso/Instgaram

 

“I gave you part of my life and I don’t change it for anything in the world because I lived the best experiences of my life, you gave me thousands of joys, friends from other countries that I will always carry them in my heart, unique opportunities.

“It’s not goodbye, it’s see you soon,” she concluded.

 


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