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Detailed explanation-1: -US swimmer Ryan Lochte has been hit with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Rio Olympics, according to US sports authorities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lochte made worldwide headlines and deeply embarrassed the Olympic organizing committee when he told US broadcaster NBC that he and three other swimmers were robbed at gunpointby men posing as policemen while on their way back to Rio’s Olympic village from a party.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lochtegate is the colloquial name of the scandal involving United States swim team members Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz, and Jack Conger during the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Detailed explanation-4: -US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte received a 14-month ban from competition from the US Anti-Doping Agency this week. The 12-time Olympic medalist was suspended not for taking an illicit substance but for using an IV to take a legal supplement.

Detailed explanation-5: -Twelve-time medalist Ryan Lochte took “full responsibility” Saturday for the incident in Rio that landed him and three other American swimmers in hot water and tarnished Team USA’s reputation during the 2016 Summer Olympics.