Brazilian judge wants to question US swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen over Rio robbery
By Reuters
Last Updated: 17/08/16 4:04pm
A judge in Brazil has issued an order to prevent swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen from leaving the country on the grounds they gave conflicting accounts of their robbery in Rio de Janeiro, a Brazilian newspaper said on Wednesday.
Lochte, one of swimming's most decorated Olympians, had already returned to the United States ahead of the court ruling, the newspaper quoted Brazilian police as saying.
It was unclear if Feigen had also left the country.
Earlier local police had further questions for the swimmer - who won gold in the 4x200 freestyle relay in Rio - about the alleged robbery and found 'little evidence' that it had taken place.
Lochte - a 12-time Olympic medallist - said he, Feigen and two other team-mates were travelling back to the Olympic Village in a taxi in the early hours after a party when armed men carrying police badges pulled them over.
They claimed the gunmen ordered them to drop to the ground and demanded their wallets and belongings.
