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| Ryan Lochte and James Feigen ordered to stay in Brazil | Ryan Lochte and James Feigen ordered to stay in Brazil |
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| A judge in Brazil has issued an order preventing US swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen from leaving the country after police queried their evidence in a robbery case. | A judge in Brazil has issued an order preventing US swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen from leaving the country after police queried their evidence in a robbery case. |
| Lochte, Feigen and two other members of the US swimming team said they had been robbed at gunpoint in a taxi in Rio. | Lochte, Feigen and two other members of the US swimming team said they had been robbed at gunpoint in a taxi in Rio. |
| But police say their account of when they arrived at the Olympic village does not square with CCTV recordings. | But police say their account of when they arrived at the Olympic village does not square with CCTV recordings. |
| Local media report that Lochte left Brazil before the order was issued. | |
| Feigen is still believed to be in Brazil. | |
| 'Inconsistencies' | |
| Lochte told police he and team mates James Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger had all attended a party in the French Olympic team's hospitality house on Saturday evening. | |
| He said that during their return drive to the Olympic village, their cab was stopped by men posing as police officers. | |
| One of the men held a gun to his head, Lochte said, and robbed him of his money and personal belongings. | |
| But police investigating the case say they have found no evidence of the robbery. | |
| They also pointed to "inconsistencies" in the swimmers' accounts. | |
| Lochte and Feigen told police they and their fellow swimmers had returned to the Olympic village at 04:00 local time (08:00 GMT). | |
| But CCTV recordings appear to show the swimmers returning to the Olympic village at 07:00 local time. | |
| They can be seen putting their belongings through a metal detector in what appears to be a calm manner. |