Brazilian police: Lochte fabricated story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio

American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, according to a Brazilian police official.

Brazilian police: Lochte fabricated story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio

American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, according to a Brazilian police official.

The official told the Associated Press that at around 6am on Sunday, Lochte, along with fellow swimmers Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and Jimmy Feigen, stopped at a petrol station in Barra da Tijuca, a suburb of Rio where many Olympic venues are located.

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