Posted on 08/19/2016 7:59:13 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Ryan Lochte is saying sorry.
After continually, publicly claiming to have been a victim of an armed robbery during a night out with his fellow U.S. Olympic swimming teammates, the gold medalist has issued a lengthy statement regarding the unfolding scandal.
"I want to apologize for my behavior last weekend—for not being more careful and candid in how I described the events of that early morning and for my role in taking the focus away from the many athletes fulfilling their dreams of participating in the Olympics," he said in a statement issued on social media Friday morning.
As for why he hadn't spoken publicly sooner, "I waited to share these thoughts until it was confirmed that the legal situation was addressed and it was clear that my teammates would be arriving home safely," he penned.
"It's traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country—with a language barrier—and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave, but regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event," he continued. "I am very proud to represent my country in Olympic competition and this was a situation that could and should have been avoided. I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned from valuable lessons."
The apology comes on the heels of Brazilian police officials telling reporters that two of the four swimmers involved in the alleged robbery have confessed to the incident being fake.
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Who cares what our athletes do to get by in a third world hellhole. They never should have had the Olympics in a dump like Rio in the first place and I don’t believe a word of anything those crooked police have to say. Obama should have given that teapot dictator 30 minutes to put our boys back on the plane no questions asked.
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