Why was Ryan Lochte suspended from the 2016 Rio Olympics?
RYAN Lochte is a professional swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist. After Lochte's fake robbery incident, which happened during the 2016 Rio Olympics, he was dropped by all of his high-profile sponsors. In the early hours of August 14, 2016, Ryan falsely stated he was robbed at a gas station in Rio along with fellow Olympians Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz, and Jack Conger. The DWTS alum told a local news outlet hours after the incident occurred: This guy pulled out his gun, cocked it and put it to my forehead and said get down.  However, after authorities investigated the claims, it was later determined that no robbery had taken place. In fact, it was revealed that the American athletes had actually instigated local security guards into the confrontation after they vandalized the building during a night of drinking. Swimwear brand Speedo - who had repped Ryan since the beginning of his career - was the first to drop him after they said they cannot condone his behavior. Ralph Lauren, skincare company Syneron-Candela and Japanese mattress maker Airweave all followed suit on the same day. To add to the punishment, the USA Swimming organization suspended the dad-of-two from all domestic and international competitions for 10 months. Sha'Carri Richardson is the fastest American woman in ten years and has been deemed "'best American hope" in track and field for the Tokyo Olympics. Richardson's historic run secured her a spot on Team USA ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but on July 2 it was announced that she failed a drug test and has been suspended for a month. No official word on whether or not she will still be allowed to compete in the Olympic races has been put out. Her suspension will be lifted during the races which take place from July 23 to Aug. 8 allowing the possibility of her entrance in some of the races. 3 Sha'Carri Richardson Credit: Reuters  Sha'Carri Richardson failed her drugs test during the Team USA Olympic trials in Oregon. She had reportedly tested positive for a substance the World Health Organization classified as a "substance of abuse." Sources later revealed that the substance in question could be cannabis/marijuana, but also confirmed that Richardson had not taken any performance-enhancing steroids. Social media users took to Twitter to compare Lochte's punishment to Richardson's. This is such bullshit, user @owoathkeeper wrote. Ryan Lochte caused an international incident and that asshole still gets to compete.  Will ANYONE explain to me how marijuana does anything for your performance in a race except slow you down? another user wrote. If ShaCarri Richardson had only done something less serious like vandalized a gas station and lied about it.