Canada women바카라s football coach Bev Priestman said Wednesday she바카라ll step away from the team바카라s opening game against New Zealand at the Paris Olympics in the wake of a pair of drone incidents. (More Football News)
New Zealand complained to the International Olympic Committee바카라s integrity unit after it said drones were flown over practice sessions earlier in the week.
Two staff members 바카라 assistant coach Jasmine Mander and Canada football analyst Joseph Lombardi 바카라 were sent home, the Canadian Olympic Committee said Wednesday.
바카라I am ultimately responsible for conduct in our program,바카라 Priestman said in a statement. 바카라Accordingly, to emphasize our team바카라s commitment to integrity, I have decided to voluntarily withdraw from coaching the match on Thursday. In the spirit of accountability, I do this with the interests of both teams in mind and to ensure everyone feels that the sportsmanship of this game is upheld.바카라
The Canadians are the defending gold medalists. In her statement, Priestman also apologized to New Zealand.
바카라On behalf of our entire team, I first and foremost want to apologize to the players and staff at New Zealand Football and to the players on Team Canada. This does not represent the values that our team stands for.바카라
The COC confirmed Tuesday that a nonaccredited member of Canada바카라s football team staff was detained by French authorities after a drone was spotted above training.
The COC also apologized to the New Zealand Olympic Committee and New Zealand FootballOlympic spying claim
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바카라The Canadian Olympic Committee stands for fair play and we are shocked and disappointed,바카라 the statement said. 바카라We offer our heartfelt apologies to New Zealand Football, to all the players affected, and to the New Zealand Olympic Committee.바카라
The NZOC said it and New Zealand Football 바카라are committed to upholding the integrity and fairness of the Olympic Games 바카라 at this time the NZOC바카라s main priority is to support the New Zealand women바카라s football athletes and wider team as they start their campaign.바카라
It바카라s not the first time a Canadian soccer team has been involved in a drone controversy involving an international rival바카라s training session.
In 2021 at Toronto, Honduras stopped a training session ahead of its men바카라s World Cup qualifier against Canada after spotting a drone above the field, according to reports in Honduran media. The teams played to a 1-1 draw.
