Because of the controversy surrounding Ryan Lochte, the Olympic Committee suspended him. With 12 medals, Ryan Lochte is the most decorated swimmer in Olympic history, trailing only fellow American Michael Phelps. Ryan The record is also held by Natalie Coughlin, Dara Torres, and Jenny Thompson. However, following the infamous “Lochtegate,” he was suspended indefinitely and fired by all of his main sponsors.

Ryan Lochte lied about a Rio de Janeiro robbery.

The 32-year-old Ryan Lochte claimed that he, Jimmy Feigen, Jack Conger, and Gunnar Bentz were robbed at gunpoint in a cab while returning home after a party.

Lochte discussed the evening’s events with N.B.C.’s Today.

They only had the badge and no further equipment. After being pulled over, the suspected thieves pulled out their weapons and told the other athletes to get down on the ground.

While the others agreed, he refused because he thought they had done nothing wrong.

One of the men then pulled out his rifle and aimed it at Lochte’s brow.

He then took a seat and raised his hands. “He [the mugger] took our money, my wallet—he left my cellphone, he left my credentials,” added Lochte.

However, shortly after the interview, Brazilian Police admitted that the tale was fabricated. “There was no robbery committed against these athletes.” “They were not victims of what they claimed,” said Civil Police Chief Fernando Veloso at a press conference.

CCTV footage, according to Veloso, shows one swimmer ripping a sign off a wall and dumping it to the ground.

Bentz and Conger, according to the A.P., alerted Brazilian authorities that Lochte’s explanation was false.

During the event, two guards waved firearms at the swimmers.

Veloso refused to confirm the report, but he said say the guards’ actions were justified because the players “were violently conducting themselves.”

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Olympic Committee Suspends Ryan Lochte Due to Scandal

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) and USA Swimming have suspended Ryan Lochte for ten months.

The sentence was imposed for lying about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics in 2016.

On September 8, 2016, the move was made public, with the United States of America Swimming spelling out repercussions in addition to the 10-month suspension (until June 30, 2017).

Lochte has been forbidden from competing in both domestic and international events, and he will no longer receive a monthly stipend from USA Swimming or the USOC, according to the release.

Likewise, he would neither receive direct help nor have access to USOC training facilities.

He would also have to forfeit any medal monies from USA Swimming and the USOC for his gold medal in the 2016 Olympic Games.

Lochte would also be obliged to perform 20 hours of community service and would be forbidden from attending Team USA’s White House visit as well as USA Swimming’s annual “Golden Goggles” celebration in 2016.

Along with him, Jimmy Feigen, Jack Conger, and Gunnar Bentz were sentenced.

After the incident became an international sensation, the American athlete issued an apology on August 19, that year, five days after the charge.

Following the episode, dubbed “Lochtegate,” he stated that he was “altered” or “drunk” at the time and that he “exaggerated that story.”