Luana Alonso: Paraguayan Swimmer Allegedly Thrown Out of Paris Olympics Village for ‘Inappropriate Behavior’ Wanted to Represent US [Video]

Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso wished to compete for the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics rather than represent her home country, according to a report. “I want to represent the United States more,” Alonso allegedly said during a live social media video before the Olympics, reported by the Paraguayan outlet HOY.

The outlet suggested that Alonso preferred to swim for the US because she attended college there and found the Team USA Olympic qualifications to be much different from Paraguay’s. Alonso, who was accused of “inappropriate conduct” and thrown out of the Olympic Village in Paris, competed as a swimmer for one season at Southern Methodist University as sophomore.

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Alonso also attended Virginia Tech University during the 2021-2022 academic year. The 20-year-old swimmer qualified for the women’s 100-meter butterfly through the universality system, aimed at enhancing the diversity of participating nations in the Olympic Games.

In her social media …