奥运美扯谎泳将道歉 只认夸大不认说谎

（中央社纽约20日综合外电报导）美国奥运金牌泳将洛克特等4人谎称在巴西里约遇抢引发轩然大波，洛克特在今天播出的访谈中坦承夸大其词，对巴西全国致歉。而他虽承认烂醉后闹事，但强调某种程度上并未说谎。

洛克特等4人先前宣称遭持枪抢劫，一度让奥运主办国巴西脸上无光，谁知当局调阅闭路电视画面，才发现抢劫一事根本是4人编造，为的是掩盖烂醉后破坏加油站的行径。

法新社与路透社报导，洛克特（Ryan Lochte）今天接受巴西“环球电视台”（Globo TV）专访时对巴西全国道歉：“我很抱歉，巴西不应受到那样的对待。”

但洛克特坚称自己遭到勒索，说警卫拿着枪威胁他，他被迫掏出钱来。

“我某种程度没有说谎。我过度夸大了我遇到的事。”

“我之所以要负起全责，是因为我过度夸大了事情，如果我没有那样做，我们就不会像现在这样狼狈。”

洛克特受访时也对牵连在内的另3名泳将致歉。事发后洛克特先一步返美，另3人想离开巴西时，却因此事遭当局拦下。

主持人问洛克特，看到队友被从飞机上带走时感觉如何，洛克特回答：“心很痛。”

“我让队上失望了，你知道的，我不希望他们觉得我丢下他们，放他们麻烦上身。”

美国“国家广播公司”（NBC）

'Over-exaggerated': Ryan Lochte (above) admitted in an NBC interview that aired on Saturday he was still 'intoxicated' when he gave the initial TV interview where he made the robbery claims

Excuse?: Lochte (above) said: 'I was still under that influence, and I'm not making me being intoxicated an excuse. It was my fault, and I shouldn't have said that'

'Hurt': Ryan Lochte (above) also said that he was 'hurt' when he saw Jack Conger and Gunner Bentz being hauled off a US-bound plane in Brazil as police wanted to question them over robbery story

Composed: Lochte (right) taped the interview with Matt Lauer (left) aired in part on Saturday evening. The full interview will air on Monday morning during the Today show

Lochte (above) admitted that he fabricated the Rio robbery story and said he was 'immature'

Lochte (above) said: 'That's why I'm taking full responsibility for it, is because I over-exaggerated that story, and if I never done that we wouldn't be in this mess'

While appearing on Brazil's largest broadcaster, Globo TV, Lochte (above) apologized for what he did and said 'Brazil doesn't deserve that'

Finally home: Lochte (above) and his girlfriend, Kayla Rae Reid, were photographed returning home to Charlotte, North Carolina after filming his interview with NBC on Saturday in New York