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typeof="BreadcrumbList" class="breadcrumbs clearfix"><li property="itemListElement" typeof="ListItem"><a property="item" typeof="WebPage" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160913141830/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport"><span property="name">Sport</span></a></li><li property="itemListElement" typeof="ListItem"><a property="item" typeof="WebPage" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160913141830/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics"><span property="name">Olympics</span></a></li><li property="itemListElement" typeof="ListItem"><a property="item" typeof="WebPage" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160913141830/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympics"><span property="name">Paralympics</span></a></li></ol> <h1 itemprop="headline" class=" ">Ryan Lochte banned: US swimmer accepts 10-month suspension after false armed robbery claims</h1> <div class="intro"> <p>Lochte's three teammates have also been suspended for four months each</p> </div> <ul class="caption meta 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160913141830im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/article_small/public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/19/09/ryan-lochte1.jpg" alt="ryan-lochte1.jpg" title="ryan-lochte1.jpg"/> </picture> <figcaption itemprop="description" class="caption"> Ryan Lochte told US media that he and three teammates were the victims of an armed robbery <span class="copyright">Getty</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="article-wrapper clearfix"> <div class="main-content-column"> <div class="text-wrapper" itemprop="articleBody"> <p class="Body"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160913141830/http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ryan-lochte">Ryan Lochte</a> has accepted a 10-month ban from competitive swimming after he falsely claimed to have been the victim of an armed robbery during the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160913141830/http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/rio-2016">Rio Olympic Games</a>, while three of his Team USA colleagues have also been suspended.</p> <p class="Body">Lochte won gold at Rio as part of the 4x200m freestyle relay team, but he became engulfed in a robbery scandal that also included his Team US colleagues James Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz when they were confronted by armed security guards after vandalising a petrol station toilet.</p><p></p> <p class="Body">Feigen, Conger and Bentz have all accepted four-month bans for their part in the incident.</p> <p class="Body"></p><p></p> <div class="inline-block inline-block-related-single inline-block-left" data-nid="/sport/olympics/news/ryan-lochte-rio-2016-robbery-dropped-by-speedo-sponsorship-olympics-a7204121.html"><a href="/web/20160913141830/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/ryan-lochte-rio-2016-robbery-dropped-by-speedo-sponsorship-olympics-a7204121.html"><img src="/web/20160913141830im_/http://www.independent.co.uk/s3/files/styles/readmore_card/public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/19/19/ryan-lochte.jpg"/><div class="content"> <div 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Biles became famous throughout the gymnastic events for "The Biles", her signature move encompassing a double back somersault with a twist.</p>  <p class="credits">David Ramos/Getty Images</p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="17"> <h2> <span class="counter">17/18</span>  British boxer brings back gold </h2>  <p>Nicola Adams of Great Britain and Sarah Ourahmoune of France in action during the Women's Fly (48-51kg) Final Bout. Adams went on to win gold in this event, the only gold of Team GB’s three boxing medals.</p>  <p class="credits">Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images</p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="18"> <h2> <span class="counter">18/18</span>  Triathlete brothers take first and second place </h2>  <p>Team GB triathletes Alistair Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee compete during the Men's Triathlon at Fort Copacabana in Rio.</p>  <p class="credits">Alex Livesey/Getty Images</p> </li> </ul><div class="ad-mpu mpu5-container"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> <p class="Body">Lochte has now been suspended by US Swimming for 10 months, which will rule him out of next year’s world swimming championships in Budapest. The 32-year-old American has previously confirmed plans to appear at the 2020 Toyko Games – where he will be 36 years old – but his participation is now in doubt following the Rio incident.</p><p></p> <p class="Body">Speaking last month to explain his side of the story, Lochte said: “I was intoxicated. I was immature, and I made a stupid mistake. 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