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August 19, 2016

Brazilian Police Accuse 4 U.S. Olympic Swimmers of Vandalism, False Robbery Claim
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In news from the Olympics, Brazilian police have accused a group of U.S.
Olympic swimmers of vandalism during an incident at gas station last
weekend and say they are now considering whether to recommend charges
against the four men, which includes gold medalist Ryan Lochte. The
swimmers told authorities they were robbed by gunmen impersonating
police officers in the early hours of Sunday as they returned in a taxi
to the Athletes Village from a party in the city. However, after an
investigation, Rio police said there had been no robbery.
US Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun said in a statement "We
apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this
distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration
of excellence." 
This comes as the Olympic Games enters its final weekend in Rio. There
have been a number of historic firsts for American athletes. For the
first time ever, American women placed first, second and third in the
100 meter Olympic hurdles. The runners, Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and
Kristi Castlin, are all African American. The American Olympic
Gymnastics team has also made history. The so-called Final Five women's
gymnastics team concluded their run in Rio with a historic nine medals.
They are most diverse gymnastics team to ever represent the United
States. Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas are African-American. New
Jersey-born Lauren Hernandez is of Puerto Rican descent. Madison Kocian
and Aly Raisman are white. We'll have more on the Olympics later in the
broadcast with Dave Zirin.
Topics:Olympics

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