Who Is Luana Alonso, Athlete Kicked Out Of Olympics

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Luana Alonso, a 20-year-old swimmer from Paraguay, was asked to leave the Olympic Village for allegedly creating an "inappropriate" environment

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At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Alonso missed out on qualifying for the women's 100m butterfly semi-final by a mere 0.24 seconds

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Her conduct has upset the country's Olympic leadership. Earlier, she announced her retirement from the sport

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Born in 2004, Luana Alonso specialises in butterfly stroke events. She is the national record holder for Paraguay in the 100m event

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A student at the Southern Methodist University in the US, she came into the limelight after first representing her country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the age of 17

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

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Multiple local media reports said that Alonso spent time in Disneyland instead of supporting her Paraguayan teammates

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A report stated she had become a distraction to other competitors at the Olympic Games with her "skimpy clothing and socialising with other athletes"

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Alonso, who has over 8,98,000 followers on Instagram, said the claims were untrue

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