RIO DE JANEIRO – The International Olympic Committee will investigate the incident involving Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers, and could issue sanctions if wrongdoing is found.
The disciplinary commission for Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bretz and Jack Conger will “investigate and hear all sides,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams said Friday evening. It wasn’t immediately known if a hearing date has been set.
The IOC’s move came hours after Lochte issued an apology, saying he was sorry for not being “more careful and candid” in how he described what happened early Sunday. Though Lochte’s attorney still insists the 12-time Olympic medalist and his teammates were robbed at gunpoint by men who appeared to be police officers, Lochte’s account changed.