A scandal broke out in the delegation of Brazil during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after the swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira was expelled after leaving the Olympic Village to have a romantic date with her boyfriend, Gabriel Santos, who is part of the national swimming team.
According to reports, the athlete escaped from the exclusive area for competitors with her partner. without authorization. The incident occurred during the night of opening ceremony of the event.
The reason for the swimmer’s expulsion from the Olympic Games
The truth is that the problem was not that Vieira escaped from the Villa, but that when the delegation leaders asked him for explanations about his absence, The athlete reacted by insulting the leaders.
For that reason, the Brazilian Olympic Committee held an emergency meeting and made the decision to expel her because her behavior was “disrespectful and aggressively challenging“.
For his part, Santos was able to continue in the competition since he was questioned He apologized and acknowledged the mistake.
As for the competition, Vieira had participated on Saturday with the Brazilian team 4×100 meter freestyle relay, which finished 12th in the seriesHowever, she was later sent back to her country.
Regarding this decision, the Brazilian Confederation of Aquatic Sports issued a statement and explained: “In addition to this fact, the athlete Ana Carolina, in a disrespectful and aggressivechallenged the technical decision taken by the Brazilian Swimming Team committee, for which she was sanctioned with the expulsion of the delegation and will return to Brazil immediately”.
Olympic Games: the Brazilian swimmers’ statement
After the expulsion, the couple shared an official statement to give their version of what happened. In it, they assured that They inquired about the possibility of going to the Eiffel Tower using official transportation.
“We made the mistake of not communicating in the proper manner required by the Safe Sport Guide.so we were warned. We did not communicate because, despite being outside the Village, all the logistics of the trip were done through the means provided by the organization. We have been living together for more than 3 years, these are our second Olympic Games together, we are from the same club, We have always separated our personal and professional side very well, and everyone who knows us and lives with us knows this very well.”
For his part, the head of the Brazilian swimming team, Gustavo Otsuka, declared to Reuters: “We are here to work for Brazil, not to take a vacation. We have a responsibility to the 200 million taxpayers who trust us. We can’t afford to play”.
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