Jasmine Mander, an assistant coach on the Canadian women's soccer team, and Joseph Lombardi, an unaccredited analyst with the team, will be sent home immediately, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said.
Head Coach Bev Priestman also said she would remove herself from coaching the match against New Zealand on Thursday to ensure everyone feels that the sportsmanship of this game is upheld.
This does not represent the values that our team stands for. The decision comes after the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) said in a press release Tuesday that a drone was flown over the New Zealand women's soccer team training session.
NZOC said it has formally lodged the incident with the integrity unit of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and that Team Canada issued an apology and is investigating the situation.
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