Luana Alonso, a Paraguayan who competed at the Paris Games, was expelled by her own delegation from the Olympic Village for “creating an inappropriate atmosphere.” The 20-year-old ended up retiring from swimming.
Neither in nor out of the pool. The city of lights did not illuminate the paths of the Paraguayan record holder. Firstly, in terms of competition, Luana Alonso was eliminated from the 100-metre butterfly after finishing in sixth position and failing to qualify for the semi-finals of the race. Afterwards, not even the decision to stay in Paris without competing seemed like a good choice to her, as the athlete ended up being expelled by her own country’s delegation, although she denied it on social media.
The Paraguayan national delegation claims that the swimmer left the Olympic Village without authorizationwith Camilo Pérez, president of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, stating that “withdrawing from the Olympic Village is a serious case of indiscipline.” The destination Luana Alonso headed to was DisneylandHowever, it is not confirmed that it was simply “inappropriate behavior” that led the athlete to return to the United States, the country where she lives.
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An alleged message, according to the Spanish newspaper ‘AS’ on Monday, was sent by the head of the Paraguayan mission to Luana Alonso, asking her to leave the team:
“You are requested to leave the village with immediate effect. Your presence is creating an inappropriate atmosphere within the team. We would like to thank you for doing as you are told, as it was of your own free will that you did not sleep in the Olympic Village.”
in one case involved in controversy, Camilo Pérez also took the opportunity to criticize the record-holder in swimming: “I read that she wanted to compete for the United States. She came here as a Paraguayan, it wasn’t because she had reached a certain moment or a certain milestone. You have to train a lot more, because to represent the United States you have to achieve times that you have never achieved before.”
The Paraguayan Olympic Committee (COP), through its Head of Mission, Larissa Schaerer, has asked the athlete of Team Paraguay, Luana Alonso, to leave the Athletes’ Village in Paris. Camilo Pérez, president of the COP, provided details in this regard.… pic.twitter.com/xmwrrbW9yj
— ABC TV Paraguay (@ABCTVpy) August 2, 2024
The news channel ABC Paraguay reports that Larissa Schaerer, a tennis player who represented Paraguay at the 1992 Games, also spoke out about the case: “Her presence [Luana Alonso] “He is creating a bad atmosphere within the Paraguay national team.”
In addition to the drama of the events inside and outside the pool, the young swimmer who participated in Tokyo’2020 (she was then 17 years old) and Paris’2024 also decided, through a post on her personal Instagram page, to end her career. The athlete justified, in statements to Claro Sports, that He didn’t make the decision after being eliminated from the Games, but he had already decided to do so a long time ago.
Paris may not have guided Luana Alonso, but the Paraguayan has already spoken out about what happened in a story published on the social network Instagram:
I just want to clarify that I have never been removed or expelled from any place, please stop spreading false information. I don’t want to make statements, but I won’t let lies affect me either.”
In another story he posted the American flag.
Luana Alonso began swimming at a very early age and won several national and international titles, including a Paraguayan record in the 100-meter butterfly. Despite her successes, there are races that end in Paris at the age of 20.
Source: Observadora
