2016-08-14t184749z_1470917268_rioec8e1g79zv_rtrmadp_3_olympics-rio-lochte-robbery_0.jpg Ryan Lochte. Photo: ReutersAfter checks at Rio's international airport, police sources said they believed Lochte had already left Brazil where he won a relay gold medal in the Olympic swimming competition that ended on Saturday. American media quoted a lawyer for Lochte, one of swimming's most decorated Olympians, as saying his client had already returned to the United States. A US Olympic Committee (USOC) spokesman said police had arrived at the Athletes' Village on Wednesday and asked to meet the swimmers and collect their passports. The gunmen ordered them to drop to the ground and demanded their wallets and belongings, Lochte said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 17, 2016 20:37 UTC