New Zealand’s women’s soccer team have filed a complaint with the IOC after the Canadian team flew a drone over one of its practice sessions.
A Canadian drone
The incident took place earlier this week on Wednesday during a practice session where support members on New Zealand’s team reported a drone flying above to police. In a statement via NZOC, the following was said:
“Team support members immediately reported the incident to police leading to the drone operator, who has been identified as a support staff member of the wider Canadian Women’s football team, to be detained.”
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has formally lodged a complaint and has asked Canada for a full review.
Canada has already apologised for the incident and is conducting its own investigation into the incident. NZOC continued,
“The NZOC and New Zealand Football are committed to upholding the integrity and fairness of the Olympic Games and are deeply shocked and disappointed by this incident, which occurred just three days before the sides are due to face each other in their opening game of Paris 2024.”
