Anti-Doping Norway

Anti-Doping Norway ({{langx|no|Antidoping Norge}}) is a private foundation that claims to be "responsible for prohibiting, investigating and prosecuting doping in Norway,"{{cite web |url=http://www.antidoping.no/english/about-anti-doping-norway1/ |title=About Anti-Doping Norway |publisher=Anti-Doping Norway}} 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.{{cite web|title=Code Signatories|url=https://www.wada-ama.org/en/code-signatories#GovernmentFundedOrganizations|publisher=World Anti-Doping Agency|accessdate=21 January 2016}} As of 2019, it employs 34 persons{{Cite web|url=https://www.antidoping.no/om-adno/organisasjon/ansatte|title=Ansatte|website=Antidoping Norge|language=en|access-date=2019-09-08}} and conducted 4500 doping tests in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/anitidoping/adno-arsrapport2018-web.pdf?mtime=20190524094705|title=ÅRSRAPPORT 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}

History

The foundation was established in 2003 by the Ministry of Culture and Norwegian Confederation of Sports.{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Stiftelsen_Antidoping_Norge|title=Stiftelsen Antidoping Norge – Store norske leksikon|publisher=|accessdate=19 October 2016}}

The organization was given funding for the first time by the State budget of Norway, in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/idrettspolitikk/Dette-betyr-statsbudsjettet-for-idretten-397816_1.snd|title=Dette betyr statsbudsjettet for idretten|publisher=|accessdate=19 October 2016}}

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