Viral Olympic star announces return to sport after being banished from athletes' village, retiring and starting OnlyFans
Luana Alonso, the Paraguayan swimmer, was banished from the Olympic village last year for creating an"inappropriate atmosphere".
Alonso, 21, announced her retirement after the incident, and she launched an OnlyFans account as a result, where a subscription to her page cost $35 per month.
Alonso had also spoken of her intention to "study in the United States."
She said: "I am going to continue my career in political science and, why not, be sports minister one day."
However, in a shock turn of events, it appears that she could return to the pool after all.
Alonso represented the south American nation in the women's 100m butterfly in the French capital, but did not reach the semi-finals in her event.
She finished sixth in her heat and 29th overall, failing to qualify for the semi-finals.
Alonso had gained traction on social media for sharing photos with fellow Olympians as well as herself out and about in Paris.
Reports out of Paraguay claimed that Alonso was removed from the Olympic village after a visit to Disneyland Paris, while another report suggested that Alonso had previously said that she did not want to represent Paraguay before the Games began, instead wanting to compete under the United States flag.
Other rumblings suggested that Paraguay team chiefs had an issue with Alonso distracting her compatriots, as well as arranging trips away from the village, and wearing her own clothes, rather than the Paraguayan team kit.
Now, Alonso has shared her desire to come back, and she said so in a post on her Instagram story.
Inside Olympics star Luana Alonso's glam life from selfies with Nadal to modelling gigs after 'inappropriate behaviour'
Doing a Q&A, she was asked by one Instagram user: "Is there a chance you are back to swimming competitions? Especially Olympics?"
To which Alonso replied: "Next year I'm coming back, but I don't know if I will be back to competitive swimming."
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