Speedo USA said in a message on Twitter that it would instead donate a $50,000 portion of Mr. Lochte’s fee to a charity to help Brazilian children. Mr. Lochte originally said that the car they were traveling in had been stopped by armed men, who held a gun to his head. A Brazilian judge ordered the swimmers to remain in Rio, but Mr. Lochte had already left the country. “All we know is that there was a gun pointed in our direction, and we were demanded to give money,” Mr. Lochte said. Mr. Lochte took home a gold medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay in Rio.

Source: New York Times August 22, 2016 16:39 UTC