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[14] [15] The next day, Lochte claimed in an interview with Billy Bush on the Today Show that the men who stopped their taxi had a police badge, and that one of the men cocked his gun and put it up against Lochte's forehead. [16] Rio Olympics spokesman Mario Andrada stated, "We regret the violence has got so close to the athletes." [13] [17]
South Africa was suspended from the Olympics due to its apartheid policies. [7] The suspension would be lifted in 1992. Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser was arrested for allegedly stealing a flag from the Tokyo Imperial Palace , and was banned by the Australian national federation for ten years.
This is the list of Olympic medals stripped by the IOC, the governing body of the Olympics. Stripped team medals are counted once each, regardless of the size of the team stripped or how many team members were disqualified, although a stripped team medal usually entails the return of multiple physical medals, one per team member.
In June 2021, Richardson qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, winning the 100-m sprint at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 10.86 seconds. But days later, it was revealed that she had tested ...
Former U.S. Olympian and current figure skating coach Peter Oppegard was suspended Monday following an investigation into abuse allegations. According to USA Today’s Christine Brennan, the U.S ...
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Lochte's seven individual Olympic medals rank second in history in men's swimming (again to Michael Phelps), tied for second among all Olympic swimmers. He currently holds the world records in the 200-meter individual medley, and, as part of the American team, in the 4×200-meter freestyle (both long course ).
In hot water. Team USA’s Michael Andrew faced major backlash after the unvaccinated athlete spoke with reporters at the Tokyo Olympics without a face covering. Biggest Olympics Scandals Ever ...