According to Yahoo Sports, the Canadian Olympic Committee released a statement on an "unrecognized"
Canadian women's soccer team
Staff member suspected of operating a drone to film
New Zealand Women's Football
The training was apologized for.
In a statement, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said, "The COC has been informed that following a complaint by the New Zealand women's soccer team on July 22, French authorities detained an uncertified member of the Canadian women's soccer team in St. Etienne. The staff member was known to have used a drone to film the New Zealand women's soccer team during training."
The statement further reads, "We are shocked and disappointed that the Canadian Olympic Committee is advocating for fair play. We sincerely apologize to all affected players of the New Zealand Women's Football Team and to the New Zealand Olympic Committee. We are reviewing next steps with the IOC, the Paris Organizing Committee, Canadian Women's Football and FIFA. We will provide an update on progress later today (July 25)."
The New Zealand women's soccer team filed a complaint with French authorities on July 22 about being filmed by a drone during training. This raised concerns with the French authorities and led to the detention of a Canadian women's soccer staff member. The drone filming incident has caused a lot of concern in the sports world, especially during major international tournaments where any inappropriate behavior is taken seriously.
The Canadian Olympic Committee emphasized that fair play is at the heart of sportsmanship and they were shocked and disappointed by the behavior. The apology in the statement demonstrates the importance the Canadian Olympic Committee places on fair play and its zero-tolerance approach to misconduct.
The Canadian Olympic Committee has indicated that they are reviewing the incident with the IOC, the Paris Organizing Committee, Canadian women's soccer, and FIFA, and will provide further developments soon. This demonstrates that all parties are actively working together to ensure that such an incident does not happen again and that the fairness and integrity of the event is upheld.
The incident has had a significant impact on both the Canadian and New Zealand women's soccer teams, and the outcome of the future will have a significant impact on both teams and the tournaments they participate in.
