Glam Olympic swimming star Luana Alonso banished from Games after sneaking out of Athletes’ Village to visit Disneyland
GLAMOROUS swimming star Luana Alonso has been booted out of the Olympics for sneaking out of the tournament to Disneyland.
The Paraguayan’s participation at the Paris 2024 Games came to an end after she failed to progress past the women’s 100m butterfly heats.
But she won’t be permitted to stay in the Athletes’ Village until the end of the Games.
According to local media reports, Alonso spent a night out in Paris and went to Disneyland rather than staying to support teammates.
Furious team bosses have ordered her to fly home as punishment.
A statement from Paraguayan Olympic Committee boss Larissa Schaerer read: “Her presence is creating an inappropriate atmosphere within Team Paraguay.
“We thank her for proceeding as instructed, as it was of her own free will that she did not spend the night in the Athletes’ Village.”
Alonso, 20, has yet to state her departure from the Athletes’ Village.
She called time on her career after missing out on qualification for the semi-final by a mere 0.24 seconds.
After the race, Alonso told her on 310,000 Instagram followers: “It’s official now!
“I’m retiring from swimming, thank you all so much for the support!
“Sorry Paraguay, I only have to thank you!”
Alonso felt the Olympics was the perfect time to call it a day.
She said: “I am very emotional because it was my last race. I am retiring from swimming.
“I have been swimming for so long, 18 years, and I have so many feelings.
“Unfortunately, I made the decision to stop and I am happy that my last race will be at the Olympic Games.”
Alonso, who competed at the Tokyo Games at the tender age of 17, insists she didn’t retire on a whim.
“People. My decision was made a long time ago!” she said. “It wasn’t because of the Games!
“So nothing, I just have to thank everyone who always supported me.”
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Reflecting on her failure to make it out of her heat, Alonso said: “It didn’t happen the way I wanted it to.
“I sincerely apologise to Paraguay, but I did what I could, despite several things that happened to me before.
“So, I’m happy and also to retire here with a full stadium and finally have the Olympic Games.”
The surprise retirement comes after another Olympian, Ana Carolina Vieira, 22, was kicked off the Brazilian team after reportedly sneaking out at night from the athletes’ village with her boyfriend.
Vieira and her partner Gabriel Santos, who is also a swimmer, sneaked out of the Olympic Village to go on a night out in Paris, Brazilian media reported.
She allegedly became “disrespectful and aggressive” when the Brazilian Olympic Committee pulled her up on it, so they sent her home.