In a sudden turn of events, Canadian women's soccer head coach Priestman has been suspended and is facing an inability to manage his team's opener against New Zealand. Not only that, but team analyst Lombardi and staff member Mandel were summarily dismissed and quickly sent home. To add to the drama, the entire Canadian women's soccer team had to undergo ethics training, an event that raised widespread questions about their moral character.
This incident has undoubtedly become one of the jaw-dropping farces of this year's Paris Olympics, and the absurdity of it is staggering. Having witnessed many behind-the-scenes maneuvers in the past, I never expected the spectacle of a pre-game drone sneak peek. This scene, where there is still the shadow of the Olympic Games? Simply comparable to the plot of the movie Spy Kids. In their eyes, the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness of the Olympic Games seem to have become insignificant.
The Olympics being a grand celebration of humanity across the globe, countries do everything in their power to compete for honors. Thankfully, our delegation has not been embroiled in such controversies. Our team was quick to apologize after the revelation that they had been secretly filming their opponents before the game, and had it not been discovered in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Had they resorted to cheating at the group stage, they might have resorted to more aggressive means when advancing to the knockout stage. In addition, a similar situation was reflected in the men's soccer match, in which Argentina and Morocco drew 2:2 and fans flooded the field causing the match to be interrupted, and the goal was eventually declared invalid after nearly two hours of waiting.
