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10-month ban for Lochte over Rio row
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AMERICAN swimmer Ryan Lochte has been hit with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics, two separate media reports said on Wednesday.
Lochte, 32, has been suspended until mid-2017, the USA Today newspaper reported citing a person with knowledge of the situation. He would also be banned from next year’s world championships in Budapest, Hungary.
A United States Olympic Committee spokesman declined to confirm the reports when contacted for comment. USA Today said a statement confirming the suspension would be issued yesterday.
Lochte’s suspension was first reported by the TMZ.com entertainment news website.
The site said three other swimmers involved in the escapade were suspended for varying periods of up to four months.
Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medalist, has lost a slew of sponsorship deals following the Rio escapade. He was charged by Brazilian police last month with making a false report about being robbed at gunpoint during a night out.
Lochte had already left the country by the time the charges were filed.
The Olympic champion had told the media in Rio that he and three teammates had been mugged after an all-night party by robbers pretending to be police.
The tale humiliated first the Brazilian hosts of the Games and later Lochte’s own Team USA, after police determined that he had largely fabricated his story.
Lochte, who is now seeking to rehabilitate his public image with an appearance on reality show “Dancing With the Stars” has apologized for his behavior.
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