Brazil has sent Ana Carolina Vieira home from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Sunday over a breach of protocol violation.
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| Ana Carolina Vieira. Photo: Getty Images via foxnews.com |
The Brazil Swimming Federation disclosed via a statement, it sent notice to the Brazilian Olympic Committee that two athletes Vieira and Gabriel Santos, left the Olympic Village without proper authorization.
A warning was issued to Santos while Vieira was sent home.
Vieira contested the violation “disrespectfully and aggressively”, officials said.
Gustavo Otsuka, Brazil swim team leader, told Reuters, “We’re not here playing or taking a vacation.
“We’re here working for Brazil, for the 200 million taxpayers who are working for us. We can’t play around here. She took a completely inappropriate position to make her point, her dismay, about the formation of the relay.
“It was during this period that we decided to take this situation to the disciplinary committee, discussed it and took the appropriate action. We ended up finding out through (social media) posts.”
