Michael Phelps backed by IOC, sponsors despite photo

The International Olympic Committee and two of Michael Phelps’ leading sponsors expressed support for the Olympic great Monday, a day after he apologized for being photographed in a British newspaper inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega termed Phelps’ actions a private matter and “nonissue.”

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