Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira has been ordered to pack her bags after being disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024 for tampering with rules “aggressively.”
On Friday, July 26, she and teammate Gabriel Santos left the Olympic Village “without authorization,” which was reported by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) on Sunday.
A statement from the board read: “COB received a statement this Saturday, informing that swimmers Ana Carolina Vieira and Gabriel Santos committed acts of indiscipline.”
“In agreement with the Technical Committee of the sport, the COB decided to punish the two athletes for having left the Olympic Village without authorization during the night,” it added.
Ana Carolina additionally went against a technical decision that was made by the Brazilian Swimming Team Committee.
A spokesperson told People Magazine, “She aggressively and disrespectfully challenged the Technical Committee’s lineup for the qualifiers for the women’s 4x100m relay.”
And, so, the council now decided to “punish” both of their contestant by warning one and dismissing another from Olympics entirely.
“Gabriel Santos was punished with a warning and athlete Ana Carolina Vieira, with the penalty of dismissal from the delegation. She will return to Brazil immediately," the release concluded.
