The Canadian Olympic Committee has issued a formal apology after the New Zealand women’s soccer team sued the International Olympic Committee, claiming that they were spied on by a drone during training ahead of a match in Paris.
The incident occurred in Saint-Etienne on Monday, as the teams were due to play in Group A on Thursday. The
New Zealand Olympic Committee said it had reported the incident to police, which led to the arrest of the drone operator, calling it “shocking and deeply disappointing.” The
New Zealand Olympic Committee confirmed that an unnamed member. Of the Canadian soccer team had been arrest by police.
“The Canadian Olympic Committee stands for fair play. โปรโมชั่น ufabet And we are shock and disappointed,” the statement said
. “We have extended our heartfelt apologies to Football New Zealand, to all the players affected, and to the New Zealand Olympic Committee.”
The Canadians were the world’s top soccer gold medallists during Tokyo 2021.
Canada Olympic chiefs apologize for drone flight over New Zealand soccer team’s training
Canadian Olympic chiefs have apologized after a member of staff for their women’s soccer team allegedly flew a drone over a New Zealand team training session, three days before they face each other at the Paris Games.
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) acknowledged that “a non-accredited member. Of the Canada Soccer support team was detain by French authorities”. After a complaint was made by New Zealand Football.
Defending Olympic champions Canada are set to play New Zealand. On Thursday in a group-stage game.
New Zealand’s team spotted the drone flying overhead Monday during their training session in Saint-Étienne. A city 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of the French capital.
In its statement, the COC said it “stands. For fair-play and we are shock and disappointed.”
“We offer our heartfelt apologies to New Zealand Football, to all the players affected, and to the New Zealand Olympic Committee. We are reviewing next steps with the IOC (International Olympic Committee), Paris 2024, Canada Soccer, and FIFA.”