In Crime-Ridden Olympics, Did IOC Try to Cover Up Armed Robbery of Superstar Swimmer Lochte?

While it is no secret that rampant street crime in Rio de Janeiro has plagued the Summer Olympics from before they even officially began, there have been more than a few pieces of evidence that various ���powers that be��� have tried to suppress information regarding the extent to which Rio crime has infiltrated the games.

Now, in what is perhaps the most obvious attempt so far of a cover-up, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appears to have flatly denied a report that superstar American swimmer Ryan Lochte was robbed at gunpoint, even while the victim himself readily discussed the incident.

It is now confirmed that Lochte and three other members of the American swim team were robbed at gunpoint by thieves who, posing as cops, stopped the taxi in which they were riding. Lochte detailed that one of the men put a gun to his head, although, very thankfully, when the incident was over, no one had been hurt. The swimmers had been out at a party, and were returning to the athlete���s village in the early morning hours of Sunday when the robbery occurred.

Although Mark Adams, a spokesman for the IOC, said at a press briefing, ���I can tell you from Ryan Lochte���s mouth that the story is absolutely not true,��� Lochte has related details of the incident himself to a variety of outlets.

While the IOC���s initial denial is being blamed on ���confusion,��� many observers are speculating that the governing body, now in a constant state of damage control over the enormous crime problem that has beset the games, made a lame, knee-jerk, and very-failed attempt to sweep the Lochte incident under the rug.

By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large