A member of the Canadian women’s soccer team has been arrested by police for flying a drone during a training session Saint-Etienne together New Zealandwill rival the Canadians on Thursday (5:00 pm) at Geoffroy-Guichard.
“We offer our sincerest apologies New Zealandto all participating players and to New Zealand Olympic Committee», declared the Canadian Olympic Committee in a statement on Wednesday, after Tuesday’s flyby.
The person piloting the drone was an unaccredited member of the Canadian team, according to a statement from the Canadian committee, which is contacting the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and FIFA to determine what steps should be taken.
Canadacurrent Olympic champion, will face New Zealand in their first league match on Thursday (5:00 pm), before facing off France On Sunday.
He New Zealand Olympic Committee said team members reported the incident to the police and that the drone operator was arrested.
“Team members immediately reported the incident to the police, which led to the arrest of the drone operator, who was identified as a member of the support staff for the Canadian women’s soccer team,” the NZOC said, while He asked. Canada to conduct a “complete analysis of the situation.”
“The NZOC and New Zealand football are committed to integrity and impartiality Olympic Games and are deeply shocked and disappointed by this incident, which occurred just three days before the two teams were scheduled to play each other,” the statement continued.
Source: La Verdad
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