The swimmer of Paraguayan origin Luana Alonso, 20 years old, who also resides in Texas, United States, was in the news in recent days when she was involved in a controversy after being expelled from the Villa by her delegation for creating “an inappropriate environment,” He again made some controversial statements.
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Following the incident, the 100-meter butterfly swimmer announced her retirement from swimming after failing to make progress at the recent Paris Olympic Games.
“It’s official. I’m retiring from swimming, thank you all very much for your support. Sorry Paraguay, I just want to say thank you,” Alonso wrote on social media.
After assuring that she would retire at the Olympic Games, the athlete was seen enjoying the city, when she was still residing in the Olympic Village. This sparked controversy with the Paraguayan Olympic Committee. Larissa Schaerer, Head of Mission of the COP, requested the immediate withdrawal from the Olympic Village and argued that “Luana’s presence was creating an unsuitable environment for the Paraguayan team.”
Luana Alonso, Paraguayan swimmer.
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“It’s not a goodbye, it’s a see you soon,” Luana wrote on her social media. Regarding what happened at the 2024 Olympics, she said in an Instagram story: “I have never been expelled from anywhere, please stop spreading false information. I don’t want to make any statement but I am not going to let lies affect me either.”
Luana generates new controversy
However, Luana has continued to refer to the issue and has made new and controversial statements on the subject. For example, in a British media outlet she stated that the Guaraní delegation also expelled her because they were bothered by her way of dressing.
I want to represent another country. I want to represent the United States more.
Also, considering that she is quite active on social media, she said in an Instagram live: “I want to represent another country. I want to represent the United States more.”
It should be noted that Alonso arrived at the Olympics as a universal quota, which are a resource for athletes from underrepresented National Olympic Committees and serve to increase the diversity of participating nations.
On this, the swimmer said: “They threaten me that they will publish a statement, that I will leave because of universality. If I support my sport it is thanks to my sponsors, they want to humiliate me and say: ‘It’s not a big deal that you go for universality’, and type no Paraguayan woman has ever made a mark for the Olympic Games And for them to tell me that and on top of that I’m a second away, which is nothing,” she said, implying that she felt unappreciated by her delegation.
In response to these statements, Camilo Pérez, president of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, responded forcefully: “I read that you say you want to compete for the United States. In the United States there is no universality, there you qualify by time and brand. Here she qualified just for being Paraguayan, do you understand? “That is, two plus two equals four.”
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