Paris Olympics 2024: Meet Luana Alonso, Paraguayan Swimmer Kicked Out Of Olympic Village Of Paris

Paris Olympics 2024: Meet Luana Alonso, Paraguayan Swimmer Kicked Out Of Olympic Village Of Paris

Olympics Controversy: Luana Alonso, a 20-year-old swimmer from Paraguay, was asked to leave the Olympic Village for allegedly creating an "inappropriate" environment. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Alonso missed out on qualification for the women's 100m butterfly semi-final by a mere 0.24 seconds, reports said.

"Her presence is creating an inappropriate atmosphere within Team Paraguay," read a statement from Paraguayan Olympic Committee boss Larissa Schaerer. Schaerer thanked her for proceeding as instructed and added that "it was of her own free will that she did not spend the night in the Athletes' Village." Her conduct left the country's Olympic leadership upset. Earlier, she announced her retirement from the sport after failing to progress past the women's 100m butterfly heats event on July 27.

Who Is Luana Alonso?

- She was born on September 19, 2004, in Asunción, Paraguay

- Luana Alonso, a competitive swimmer from Paraguay, specializes in butterfly stroke events

- She is the national record holder for Paraguay in the 100m butterfly event

- Alonso is currently a student at the Southern Methodist University in the US Dallas

- She came into the limelight after she first represented her country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the age of 17

- At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she made her second appearance but was eliminated in the heats after finishing sixth place

- Ahead of the Olympics, Alonso is said to have expressed a desire to represent the United States at the 2024 Olympics

- After she failed to qualify for the semifinals, Alonso said 'It was my last race. I am retiring from swimming'

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