An Olympic jock has been banished from nan Games aft sneaking retired of nan Village to sample nan Parisian nightlife.
Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira deed nan municipality without authorisation pinch her boyfriend, chap swimmer Gabriel Santos, aft her state collapsed retired of the 4X100m freestyle relay.
The 22-year-old snuck retired of nan Village to meet up pinch Santos connected July 26 without permission. According to Brazilian media, erstwhile pulled up connected nan indiscretion by nan Brazilian Olympic Committee she abused them and was past swiftly sent connected a formation backmost home.
The sport's governing assemblage successful Brazil described her guidance arsenic 'disrespectful and aggressively challenge(ing)'.
Her partner Santos, who was eliminated in nan heats of nan men's 4x100 freestyle, was besides disciplined, though he reportedly apologised for nan norm break.
Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira has been sent location aft sneaking retired of nan Village without permission
The 22-year-old was joined by her partner, chap Brazilian swimmer Gabriel Santos (right)
Vieira shared an image of nan mates extracurricular nan Eiffel Tower up of nan commencement of nan Games
'The Brazilian Confederation of Aquatic Sports (CBDA), nan COB decided to punish nan 2 athletes for having near nan Olympic Village without authorization past Friday.' The connection from nan assemblage began.
'In summation to this fact, nan jock Ana Carolina, successful a disrespectful and fierce manner, contested nan method determination taken by nan Brazilian Swimming Team committee.
'Thus, jock Gabriel Santos was punished pinch a informing and jock Ana Carolina Vieira was punished pinch removal from nan delegation. She will return to Brazil immediately.'
Brazil's aquatics squad leader Gustavo Otsuka told Reuters: 'We’re not present playing aliases taking a vacation.
'We’re present moving for Brazil, for nan 200 cardinal taxpayers who are moving for us. We can’t play astir here. She took a wholly inappropriate position to make her point, her dismay, astir nan statement of nan relay.'
The couple are portion of nan Esporte Clube Pinheiros, 1 of nan Brazilian athletics clubs pinch nan astir athletes astatine nan Paris Olympics.
Vieira was instantly sent backmost to Brazil pursuing her guidance to being reprimanded, while Santos received a informing and apologised
The sport's governing assemblage successful Brazil described her guidance arsenic 'disrespectful and aggressively challenge(ing)'
Vieira routinely shares images of nan brace connected her Instagram page which boasts a pursuing successful excess of 26,000. She made her Olympic debut astatine nan past Games successful Tokyo.
Santos meanwhile, was competing successful his 3rd Games, having made his Olympic debut astatine his location Games successful 2016.