Ryan is an 12-time Olympic medalist (including five Gold, three Silver, and three Bronze). Three other American swimmers were involved in the incident. Ryan Lochte has become a transcendent figure in the Olympic world. Two months ago, he posted a photo on social media of himself receiving an intravenous infusion. And they then took from there as a save-face for the black eye that that country had been experiencing by having such a dangerous venue at the Olympics and said that Ryan and the boys trashed a gas station.’’ swimmer Ryan Lochte is again in hot water. “The Brazilian police came to us and Ryan and wanted a statement, which we voluntarily gave right away and reported our side of what happened. It was his mother who told some other reporter she didn’t even know she was talking to that Ryan had been held at gunpoint, and that’s what started this whole thing. Ryan’s on a break, but it does sounds like he’s leaving the door open to competing. “You can’t falsify a report if you don’t report it,’’ Ostrow said. But the case was reopened before the statute of limitations ran out, according to Ostrow. swimmer filed a false police report have been. Ostrow said Lochte initially prevailed in court and then won again. 2:17 Five years after a saga that forced Ryan Lochte to leave the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, charges filed in a Rio court alleging the U.S.

Lochte later admitted he exaggerated his initial description of how he and three other men were stopped in their taxi and robbed by men who flashed badges, as well as his sensational claim of a gun being held to his forehead. I'm grateful that the Brazilian court has finally closed the door on the prosecution so that all can move on.'Īt 36, the 12-time Olympic medal winner recently failed to make his fifth Olympic team.Īn international drama ensued at the Rio Games after Lochte said he had been robbed at gunpoint. Eventually, charges were filed against the swimmer. 'I'm not surprised that the court dismissed the case, because it should have never been brought in the first place.

Lochte, who was suspended for 10 months after the incident, released a statement Thursday afternoon:

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