NICE, France — The Olympic women’s soccer tournament is starting with some unexpected drama, following a complaint from New Zealand’s Olympic Committee concerning a potential attempt at spying on a training session ahead of the Paris Games. A drone was flown over a Ferns training session in Saint-Étienne, France, on Monday, New Zealand’s Olympic Committee (NZOC) said in a statement Tuesday. The NZOC logged the incident to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) integrity unit and asked Canada’s Olympic Committee for a review. AdvertisementNew Zealand and Canada are in Group A for the Olympic tournament, along with France and Colombia. Canada is currently ranked eighth in the world, according to FIFA, while New Zealand is ranked 28th.

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Persons: “, Gabriel Attal, Jean, Pierre Clatot Organizations: New Zealand’s, Paris Games, Ferns, New, Olympic, Women’s Football, International Olympic Committee, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canada Soccer, Zealand women’s, COC, IOC, FIFA, New Zealand, Getty Locations: France, Saint, Zealand, Canada, Colombia, Paris, New Zealand, New, AFP