Ryan Lochte, the disgraced American swimmer, has apologised for not being more honest in how he described what happened during an early morning brawl at a service station.

In a post on Instagram, he said:

 I want to apologise for my behaviour last weekend – for not being more careful and candid in how I described the events of that early morning and for my role in taking the focus away from the many athletes fulfilling their dreams of participating in the Olympics.”

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His apology comes hours after American Olympic authorities apologised to Brazil and arranging for one of the swimmers involved to make a $10,800 paymentwhich will be donated to a charity by means of reparations.

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