20-year-old Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso recently participated in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. She was also present at the Tokyo Olympics and was part of the 100m butterfly swimming event in both Olympic games. However, Alonso was allegedly expelled from the Olympic Village for athletes for inappropriate behavior. Accordingly, many people are now interested to know more about what Alonso did. Here are all the details.
Why was Luana Alonso expelled from the Olympic Village?
Luana Alonso had to leave the Olympic Village due to her alleged “inappropriate” behavior.
After placing 6th in the women’s 100m butterfly swimming heats, Alonso failed to make it to the semi-finals. Soon, she took to social media to announce her retirement from swimming. The caption of her post read, “It’s official now! I’m retiring from swimming, thank you all so much for the support! Sorry Paraguay ♥️ I only have to thank you!”
As per Telemundo, the mission head of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, Larissa Schaerer, asked for Alonso to leave the Olympic village immediately, saying she “was creating an inappropriate environment for the Paraguayan team.”
However, as reported by the New York Post, Alonso wrote in an Instagram story on Monday, “I just wanted to clarify that they never took me out or expelled me from anywhere, stop spreading false information. I don’t want to give any statement but I am not going to let lies affect me either.”
What did Luana Alonso do?
Luana Alonso reportedly stayed at the Olympic Village after announcing her retirement from the games.
Alonso announced her retirement from swimming following her failure to qualify for the 100m butterfly semi-final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, after that, she was reportedly seen roaming around the city and even visiting Disneyland. During this period, she was still staying in the Olympic Village, which mainly seems to be the reason she had to leave.
