Reports Claim Swimmer Was Kicked Out Of Olympics For ‘Inappropriate Behavior.’ She Denies Rumors

Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso pushed back on reports saying she was kicked out of the Olympics, claiming she retired on her own accord.

Paraguay’s Hoy newspaper reported that Alonso told fans she did not want to represent Paraguay at all during a livestream.  They reported her saying, “I want to represent the United States more.” The region’s local news outlets also reported that Paraguay’s chef de mission in Paris, Larissa Schaerer, asked the athlete to leave the Olympic Village because of the way she represented herself on social media. Schaerer’s text to Alonso reportedly said she was “creating an inappropriate atmosphere at the heart of Team Paraguay.”