RIO DE JANEIRO _ The spokesman for Rio 2016 apologized Monday to Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers who said they were robbed at gunpoint a day earlier.
"We regret the violence has got so close to the athletes," Mario Andrada said during the daily media briefing at the Games. "We have requested the security authorities ... need to make sure everybody is safe everywhere in the city. We apologize to those involved and regret that violence is an issue in these Games."
Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, was in a taxi early Sunday from France's hospitality venue to the Olympic Village along with teammates Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen. They said they were pulled over and robbed by men posing as police officers.
Andrada said police have spoken to some of the swimmers and are looking for the cab driver.
None of the swimmers was injured.
Also Monday, the International Olympic Committee's spokesman, Mark Adams, explained his initial denial that any incident involving Lochte had occurred.
"I contacted the (U.S. Olympic Committee and) they told me the story was not correct. I reported it was not correct," Adams said. "I was asked to get an update from USOC, I got an update from USOC, I gave you USOC's update and there was another one after that."
