Rio Olympics: US swimmer Ryan Lochte and three others robbed 2016

Rio Olympics: US swimmer Ryan Lochte and three others robbed 2016

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Image captionLochte's mother said her son was "shaken up" by the incident

Gold medal-winner Ryan Lochte and three other members of the US Olympic swimming team have been robbed at Rio.

Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen were stopped by people posing as armed police, the US Olympic Committee (USOC) said in a statement.

The robbers demanded money and other personal belongings.

After reports emerged of the incident, the USOC initially denied that Lochte had been robbed.

His mother, Ileana, told USA Today her son was unharmed but shaken by the theft.

"I think they're all shaken up. There were a few of them," she said.
~HappyTimes365