“I just wanted to clarify that I was never kicked out or expelled from anywhere, please stop spreading false information,” Alonso said in a statement posted on Instagram, alongside a picture of her enjoying a drink.
“I don’t want to make any statement but I’m not going to let lies affect me either.”
Athletes competing at the Olympics can opt in or out to reside in the official athlete village, which accommodates around 14,250 athletes during the Olympic Games and spans parts of three cities across the French capital in Saint-Denis, Saint Ouen and L’Île-Saint-Denis.
Up to 60,000 meals are served each day across the three sites, while a medical clinic is available at all times for the athletes.
Alonso had an underwhelming Olympics after finishing sixth in the 100m butterfly heat – 0.24 seconds behind Georgia’s Ana Nizharadze – to narrowly miss out on qualifying for the semi-finals of the event.
She then dramatically announced her retirement but remained in Paris after her competition.
Alonso said: “Swimming: thank you for allowing me to dream, you taught me to fight, to try, perseverance, sacrifice, discipline and many more. I gave you part of my life and I don’t change it for anything in the world because I lived the best experiences of my life, you gave me thousands of joys, friends from other countries that I will always carry them in my heart, unique opportunities. It’s not goodbye, it’s see you soon.”
