New Zealand says it has complained to the International Olympic Committee's integrity unit after a drone flown over a New Zealand women's soccer team training session was found to be operated by a member of the Canadian team's support staff. (More Sports News)
Defending Olympic champion Canada and New Zealand meet in their opening match at the Olympic tournament on Thursday. The drone incident occurred earlier this week, the New Zealand Olympic Committee said Wednesday.
바카라Team support members immediately reported the incident to police leading to the drone operator, who has been identified as a support staff member of the wider Canadian Women's football team, to be detained,바카라 the NZOC said in a statement.
바카라The NZOC has formally lodged the incident with the IOC integrity unit and has asked Canada for a full review.바카라
The Canadian Olympic Committee has apologized to the NZOC and New Zealand Football.
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 NZOC's main priority is to support the New Zealand women's football athletes and wider team as they start their campaign.바카라
In 2021 at Toronto, Honduras stopped a training session ahead of its men's 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.
