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August 23, 2016

Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte Loses 4 Sponsors, Including Speedo
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And U.S. Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte has lost four corporate
sponsorships, including Speedo and Ralph Lauren, amid the scandal over
his decision to lie to Brazilian authorities about having been robbed.
Swimmer Lochte and his teammates claimed they were robbed at gunpoint by
men posing as police officers during the Olympic Games. But Brazilian
authorities say the Olympic swimmers actually vandalized a gas station
and then invented a story about having been the victims of a robbery.


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