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Brazilian diving team breaks up over alleged sex scandal at Rio 2016

Reuters

A pair of Brazilian synchronized divers will no longer compete together after one was allegedly forced out of their room the night before their event so the other could have a "marathon sex session" with a canoeist.

Ingrid Oliveira reportedly persuaded Giovanna Pedroso to leave their room at the Olympic Village after a heated argument so Oliveira could spend the night with Brazilian canoeist Pedro Goncalves, according to Brazilian newspaper O Globo, as relayed by Danny Boyle of The Telegraph.

The alleged rendezvous apparently took place Aug. 8, the night before the women competed in the synchronized 10m platform diving at Rio 2016. They went on to finish last in the event, with local media describing their performance as "pathetic."

Following the competition, Oliveira said, "After today, I don't know what will happen, but I know I will no longer synchronise dive with her."

Pedroso said, "After the Olympics I will focus on my individual (diving). It's good because I will not need to depend on anyone."

Pedroso reportedly told Brazil's team managers about the incident.

In an Instagram comment responding to a fan that addressed her conflict with Pedroso, Oliveira said she wasn't allowed to talk about what had happened. Goncalves told O Globo he wouldn't comment on his personal life.

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