Canada accused of spying on New Zealand with drones at Olympics – 2024 Olympics – D1 – Canada-New Zealand

Indicted for industrial espionage.

The women’s Olympic football tournament for the Paris 2024 Games has yet to begin, and the first case has already caused some controversy. On Tuesday, two days before they were due to compete against Canada, New Zealand denounced, via a press release issued by their National Olympic Committee, the flying of a drone over their training ground. The opponent was quickly identified as the culprit: “ 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 football team's support crew. »

For its part, the Canadian Olympic Committee quickly responded with another press release, in order to present its report. “ I offer my deepest apologies to New Zealand Football, all players involved and the New Zealand Olympic Committee. »However, there is no doubt that something is wrong because the authority confirms that this procedure has been implemented. “Non-accredited member of the Canada Football Support Team”And that “Examining next steps with IOC, Paris 2024, Canada Football and FIFA”.

Canada, which was part of France's group, could have taken some wide shots of Herve Renard's speeches.

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