Paraguayan Olympic Swimmer Lanna Alonso is the latest athlete to be kicked out of the Olympic Village. In a statement by Lissa Sherer the head of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee to the US Sun a 20-year-old athlete is being accused of creating a quote inappropriate atmosphere heard the outlet.
The statement also reads quote we thank her for proceeding as instructed as it was of her own free will. She did not spend the night in the athlete’s Village. We reached out to the committee for comment but have not got her back. While it’s unclear what type of inappropriate behavior She’s accused of.
According to local media reports Lenna spent a night out in Paris and went to Disneyland rather than staying to support teammates. After finishing sixth in the 100-meter butterfly heat. Shortly after the race, Lanna announced her retirement from the sport on Instagram she wrote in her post quote
I’m officially retiring from swimming thank you all so much for your support.
She adds quote
Sorry Paraguay I just have to say thank you.
Lanna shared an emotional message in a follow-up post writing a quote
Swimming thank you for allowing me to dream you, taught me to fight to try perseverance sacrifice discipline, and many more things.
She’s not the only Olympian who is causing a splash. At the Paris Olympics Brazilian swimmer Anna Carolina Vieira was dismissed from the summer games after being reprimanded for leaving the Olympic Village with her teammate and boyfriend Gabriel Santos on Friday, July 26th. Without clearing it with the team the Brazilian Olympic Committee says in a statement that the head of the swim team discovered the infraction after Anna posted photos on social media.
As a 22-year-old explained in an Instagram video, she quotes
Received a lot of negative messages but also a lot of positive messages mainly from the people who know me.
She reassured her fans that she was as okay as I could be but was very saddened by the whole experience.
She says quote
I was going to swim one more competition but I’ll continue to cheer on everyone that is still there the whole crew that is still competing cheer for team Brazil.
