unn ar ▁Bent z ▁and ▁Jack ▁Cong er ▁were ▁ro bb ed ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil , ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁after ▁men ▁forced ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁tax i ▁at ▁gun point ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁hours . ▁L och te ▁also ▁f als ely ▁claimed ▁that ▁a ▁gun ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁up ▁against ▁his ▁head . ▁A ▁police ▁report ▁stated ▁that ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁athlet es ▁had ▁v andal ized ▁the ▁gas ▁station ▁bath room ▁and ▁dam aged ▁a ▁sign ▁on ▁the ▁prem ises , ▁though ▁investig ative ▁rep or ters ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁athlet es ▁had ▁dam aged ▁the ▁sign ▁but ▁had ▁neither ▁entered ▁the ▁bath room ▁nor ▁dam aged ▁items ▁in ▁the ▁bath room . ▁L och te ▁later ▁stated ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁dr unk ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁" over - ex agger ated ▁that ▁story ". ▁However , ▁his ▁am ended ▁story ▁raised ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁facts , ▁and ▁a ▁witness ▁who ▁also ▁translated ▁between ▁the ▁security ▁gu ards ▁and ▁the ▁athlet es ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁sw imm ers ▁had ▁stopped ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁fuel ▁station ' s ▁bath room , ▁dam aged ▁the ▁sign ▁on ▁the ▁prem ises , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁stepped ▁in ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁obvious ▁that ▁events ▁could ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁control . ▁ ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁all ▁sides ▁understood ▁that ▁the ▁money ▁was ▁being ▁paid ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁damage ▁done , ▁but ▁also ▁that ▁L och te ▁was ▁dr unk