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Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman says she'll step away from the team's opening game against New Zealand at the Paris Olympics in the wake of a pair of drone incidents. And the Canadian Olympic Committee says assistant coach Jasmine Mander and Canada Soccer analyst Joseph Lombardi were sent home. New Zealand complained to the International Olympic Committee's integrity unit after it said drones were flown over a pair of practice sessions earlier in the week leading up to the tournament. Priestman said she was voluntarily withdraw from coaching Thursday's match to "ensure everyone feels that the sportsmanship of this game is upheld."
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