2024 Olympics | Football | New Zealand condemns drones during training, Canada apologises

that it “incident“The New Zealand Olympic Committee officially denounced all this a few hours before the start of the match against Canada (Thursday at 5pm) in the Olympic women's football competition. During the New Zealand team's training session on July 22, a drone was seen by”Board Members“

“Team members immediately reported the incident to police, which led to the arrest of the drone operator, who was identified as a member of the Canadian team’s support staff. The New Zealand Olympic Committee and New Zealand Football are committed to the integrity and fairness of the Olympic Committee. The Games are deeply shocked and disappointed by this incident, which occurred just three days before the teams meet in the opening match of Paris 2024.“NZOC regrets,” he said.

For its part, the Canadian Olympic Committee apologized in a press release.The Canadian Olympic Committee has been informed that French authorities arrested an unaccredited member of the team in Saint-Etienne following a complaint lodged by New Zealand Football on July 22.it has been confirmed. The employee allegedly used a drone to record the New Zealand women's soccer team during training. The Canadian Olympic Committee stands for fair play and we are shocked and disappointed. We deeply apologize to New Zealand soccer, all players involved and the New Zealand Olympic Committee.“