Ryan Lochte Maintains Silence Over “Lochtegate”

32-year old swimmer, Ryan Lochte made the headlines at the Rio Olympics for all the wrong reasons. The swimmer and three other teammates had alleged that they were robbed by gunmen while returning from the club.

Investigations by Brazilian authorities as well as security footage showed that the athletes had lied about the incident. Lochte has lost almost all of his major endorsements in a direct fallout from the incident. Brazilian authorities have once again called for Lochte to be returned to Brazil to face a charge of making a false statement.

Lochte has reluctantly admitted his statement was false and blamed it on drunkenness but his lawyer has said he will not be commenting further on the case.