Team Paraguay’sLuana Alonsobroke her silence after recent reports claimed she was kicked out of theOlympic Villagefor creating an “inappropriate environment.” Taking to herInstagrampage, she shared a story of a snap of her watching the sunset from a balcony with a hot drink. She wrote: “I just wanted to clarify that they never took me out or expelled me from anywhere, stopspreading false information.
HighlightsLuana Alonso denied claims of being expelled from the Olympic Village on Instagram.Paraguayan Olympic officials alleged she created an ‘inappropriate environment.‘Reports suggested her visit to Disneyland Paris angered Paraguayan officials.Luana announced her retirement from competitive swimming in an emotional interview.
“I don’t want to give any statement but I’m not going to let lies affect me either.”
Reports of the 20-year-old swimmer being kicked out of the Olympic Village emerged afterauthorities claimed she was creating an “inappropriate environment.”
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Team Paraguay’s Luana Alonso broke her silence
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The results created what was described as “a tense atmosphere” inside the team, which resulted in theathleteallegedly getting into a confrontation and announcing her retirement from the competition.
Soon after she left the Villa out of her own volition without the approval of her supervisors, the Paraguayan Olympic Committee applied disciplinary measures against her.
Her alleged expulsion from the Olympic Village was also reportedly tied to a trip to Disneyland Paris that angered Paraguayan Olympic officials and wearing skimpy outfits instead of team clothing.
Luana documented the visit to Disneyland with photos on Instagram after she failed to advance out of her heat and into the women’s 100m butterfly semifinals on July 27,The New York Postreported on Monday (August 5).
The athlete reportedly modeled a pair of Mickey Mouse ears in front of the castle at Disneyland Park in a few snapshots, while another photo featured two champagne flutes toasting at the park.
Recent reports claimed she was kicked out of the Olympic Village for creating an “inappropriate environment”
The photos were posted to a highlight on her Instagram account on July 29,The Postreported.
Paraguayan media outlets reported that Luana chose a tourist destination over supporting her teammates, which upset the country’s Olympic leadership.
Taking to her Instagram page, Luana shared a story of a snap of her watching the sunset from a balcony with a hot drink
Luana reportedly checked into a hotel in the French capital city and visited high-end stores and restaurants after she was asked to leave the Olympic Village.
“I love swimming competitively, but that’s not what I want for my life,” she told Paraguayan radio station730 AM. “I would like to have afamily, and if I keep being tied to the sport, I don’t think that will be possible.”
“My performance was not what I was hoping for, and I’m very emotional because this will be the final race of my career,” she said in a separateinterviewwhile holding back tears. “It’s been 18 years of my life. I apologize to Paraguay with all my heart. I did what I could.”
The swimmer continued: “Despite the result, I’m happy to retire in the middle of a packed stadium here at the2024 Paris Olympics.”
She wrote: “I just wanted to clarify that they never took me out or expelled me from anywhere, stop spreading false information”
“She didn’t come here because of her scores, she came here because she’s Paraguayan. If she intends to represent the US she will have to achieve scores that she has not achieved so far,” he said, according to Latin American sports news siteAS.
On July 28, Luana took to herInstagram pageto share: “Swimming: thank you for allowing me to dream, you taught me to fight, to try, perseverance, sacrifice, discipline and many more.
“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.
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