Anti-Doping Norway () is a private foundation that claims to be "responsible for prohibiting, investigating and prosecuting doping in

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," 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; , AMA) is an international organization co-founded by the governments of over 140 nations along with the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against d ...

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 organization was given funding for the first time by the

State budget of Norway The State budget of Norway () is a government budget passed by the Norwegian legislature, Stortinget, each year. It accumulates all income and expenses for the Government of Norway. The document defines the taxes to be collected, and what expense ...

, in 2013.

References

External links

Official website

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