Olympic digest: Canada coach suspended over spy drone
Canada head coach Bev Priestman has been suspended for the remainder of the Olympics following claims a drone was used to spy on New Zealand training sessions.
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Canadian Olympic Committee CEO says soccer coach Bev Priestman likely aware of spying
Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker says the head coach of the national women's soccer team was likely aware drones were used to spy on another team's practices in France.
Surfing-Olympic surfers score with 'awesome' floating athlete's village
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : Olympic surfers based in Tahiti will miss out on the spectacle of the Games' opening ceremony on Friday, but might have trumped their Paris-based peers with their accommodation in a freighter-cum-cruise ship serving as a floating athletes' village.
Paris prepares for an Olympics opening ceremony like no other on the River Seine
Paris is preparing for an Olympics opening ceremony like no other on the River Seine on Friday night.
Observations on a Paris day as 'greatest show' looms
The sound of the sirens from the Gendarmerie vans reverberate around the Parisian streets.
Paris 2024: Plus ca change as Stade de France leaves an Irish side with all too familiar feelings
It wasn't all that long ago that an Irish rugby team played a major tournament knockout game at the Stade de France.
Canada women's soccer head coach Priestman suspended amid drone scandal
:The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) removed head coach Bev Priestman on Thursday following her suspension by Canada Soccer over a drone spying scandal that has thrust the 2020 Olympic gold medalists into an unsavory global spotlight.
Canada Loses Women's Soccer Coach At Olympics After Spying On Competition With Drone
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's … an Olympic team's drone.