US Swimmer Apologizes for 'Serious Distractions' at Olympics Due to Robbery Row

© AP Photo / Matt Slocum, FileUnited States James Feigen smiles during a swimming training session prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
United States James Feigen smiles during a swimming training session prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Sputnik International
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US Olympic swimmer James Feigen issued a formal apology on Wednesday for causing "serious distractions" at the Rio Summer Olympics with his robbery story.

U.S. Olympic swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger walk to the airport police station office at Rio's international airport in this still frame taken from video dated August 17, 2016, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On August 14, US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte alleged that he and three other Olympic swimmers, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and James Feigen, had been robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro by people claiming to be police officers. Last week, Brazilian Chief of Civil Police Fernando Veloso said that the US Olympic swimmers’ claims about being robbed in Rio had proven to be false.

"First and foremost I would like to apologize for the serious distractions from the Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, and Team USA. It was never my intent to draw attention away from the tradition of athletic competition and the symbolic cooperation of countries participating in the Olympic games," Feigen said in a statement released through his attorneys.

He also apologized for the delay in his statement on the issue.

Feigen has become the third US sportsman involved in the Rio gas station alleged robbery scandal to provide details to speak publicly on the issue. Lochte apologized on August 19 for his behavior followed by Bentz.

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