The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been far from the disaster many expected it to be, but a group of United States swimmers escaped a horrifying situation unharmed early Sunday morning after their competitions had ended. Ryan Lochte said he and three other swimmers were robbed at gunpoint by criminals posing as policemen.
On Sunday, no doubt influenced by Team USA's experience and the other crimes that have been reported over the course of the Games, Australian officials announced that its athletes would no longer be able to step foot on Rio's most popular beaches starting at 6:00 p.m. local time each night.
Via CourierMail.com.au:
Earlier in the first week of the Games, two Australian coaches were robbed at knifepoint on Ipanema beach.
