Jack Conger (USA) during the men's 4x200m freestyle relay heats in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Conger was among three US Olympic swimmers stopped from boarding a flight in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. - Reuters
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18, 2016 (AFP) - Brazilian police pulled two US Olympic swimmers off a plane about to leave the country for questioning in a row over their claim to have been victims of an armed mugging, US officials said Wednesday.
”We can confirm that Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight to the United States by Brazilian authorities,” said Patrick Sandusky, spokesman for the US Olympic Committee.
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