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Rio 2016: Ryan Lochte, 3 other US swimmers robbed by armed men in Brazil

Swimmer, Ryan Lochte of the United States poses for a photo with his gold medal on the Today show set on Copacabana Beach on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Harry How/Getty Images

RIO DE JANEIRO – The U.S. Olympic Committee says Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed by armed men who stopped their taxi.

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USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky says Lochte and the others left the French Olympic team’s hospitality house early Sunday in a taxi headed for the athletes village, hours after the last night of Olympic swimming.

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He says “the taxi was stopped by individuals posing as armed police officers who demanded the athletes’ money and other personal belongings.”

Sandusky says the four swimmers are “safe and co-operating with authorities.”

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USA Today and Fox Sports Australia first reported the news, citing Lochte’s mother, Ileana Lochte.

Ileana Lochte and his agent did not immediately return phone calls and text messages from The Associated Press.

Lochte swam in two events at the Rio Games, winning gold in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.

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