After Brazilian police held a press conference Thursday, clarifying that U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates were not robbed earlier this week, the USOC issued a statement of its own, via its website. The full statement is below.
Two U.S. Olympic swimmers (Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger) have given statements to local authorities today regarding the incident first reported on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Their passports have been released and they recently departed Rio.
After providing a statement earlier in the week, a third (James Feigen) provided a revised statement this evening with the hope of securing the release of his passport as soon as possible.