New Zealand report Canada to IOC after drone incident

Earlier this week, a drone was flown over a New Zealand women's football team training session in St Etienne.

The Canadian Olympic Committee offered its "heartfelt apologies" to New Zealand. Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

New Zealand's Olympic Committee says its women's soccer team had their training session disrupted by a drone flown by a staff member of the Canadian team they face in Group A on Thursday.

"On July 22, a drone was flown over the New Zealand women's football team training session in St Etienne," the NZOC said on Tuesday. "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."