Anti-Doping Norway (Norwegian: Antidoping Norge) is a private foundation that claims to be "responsible for prohibiting, investigating and prosecuting doping in Norway ,"[1] although it has no official authority in the judiciary of Norway. It is recognised by the World Anti-Doping Agency as the national anti-doping organization by that organization.[2] As of 2019, it employs 34 persons[3] and conducted 4500 doping tests in 2018.[4]
The foundation was established in 2003 by the Ministry of Culture and Norwegian Confederation of Sports.[5]
The organization was given funding for the first time by the State budget of Norway, in 2013.[6]
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Doping Norway.
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