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08-14-2016, 09:53 PM
Team USA swimmer Ryan Lochte robbed at gunpoint in Rio
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The USOC has confirmed that Team USA swimmer Ryan Lochte was robbed at gunpoint after attending a party in Rio on Sunday morning.
Patrick Sandusky, a spokesperson for the USOC (United States Olympic Committee), released the following statement (http://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/USOC/081416-USOC-Statement) on Sunday, identifying swimmers Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen as the other victims of the robbery. According to the USOC, the the crime was committed by individuals who posed as armed police.
Initially, the IOC denied the reports. However, Lochte's mother, Ileana Lochte, told both USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/14/olympic-swimmer-ryan-lochte-held-up-gunpoint-rio/88715436/) and Fox Sports Australia that her son had been robbed.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/ryan-lochte-robbed-rio/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The USOC has confirmed that Team USA swimmer Ryan Lochte was robbed at gunpoint after attending a party in Rio on Sunday morning.
Patrick Sandusky, a spokesperson for the USOC (United States Olympic Committee), released the following statement (http://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/USOC/081416-USOC-Statement) on Sunday, identifying swimmers Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen as the other victims of the robbery. According to the USOC, the the crime was committed by individuals who posed as armed police.
Initially, the IOC denied the reports. However, Lochte's mother, Ileana Lochte, told both USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/14/olympic-swimmer-ryan-lochte-held-up-gunpoint-rio/88715436/) and Fox Sports Australia that her son had been robbed.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/ryan-lochte-robbed-rio/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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