US Olympic Committee suspends swimmer Ryan Lochte for 10 months following 'fake robbery' scandal

US Olympic Committee suspends swimmer Ryan Lochte for 10 months following 'fake robbery' scandal

According to multiple news outlets in the U.S, Olympic swimmer Ryan  Lochte has been suspended for 10 months following his involvement about a fake  robbery story at the just concluded Rio Olympics.

Lochte,  32, was dropped by four major company sponsors after he admitted he  "overexaggerated" his story about being robbed and held at gunpoint in  Brazil...

The Olympic gold medallist claimed he  and three teammates - Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger - were  robbed after stopping at a petrol station after a party but the  Brazilian police denied the story and said he was lying only for him to  come back later and say he 'over exaggerated' his claims.

According  to USA Today, the three other swimmers have been suspended, although  for shorter lengths of time, and Lochte would be banned from a  championship swim meet in Budapest in 2017.

This post first appeared on Linda Ikeji's Blog. Read the original article here.

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