Anti-Doping Norway ( no, Antidoping Norge) is a private foundation that claims to be "responsible for prohibiting, investigating and prosecuting doping in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

," although it has no official authority in the judiciary of Norway. It is recognised by the

World Anti-Doping Agency The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; french: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's key ...

as the national anti-doping organization by that organization. As of 2019, it employs 34 persons and conducted 4500 doping tests in 2018.

History

The foundation was established in 2003 by the

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and

Norwegian Confederation of Sports The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in No ...

. The organization was given funding for the first time by the State budget of Norway, in 2013.

References

External links

Official website

Sport in Norway * 2003 establishments in Norway {{Norway-stub