news’s anti-doping revelation has recently hit Norwegian sports like a bomb. On Wednesday afternoon, Antidoping Norway (ADNO) and the Ministry of Culture met in central Oslo to discuss the crisis. Here, according to the Ministry of Culture, an agreement was reached on a short-term solution with obtaining parental consent that ensures that Norwegian sport and ADNO operate in line with WADA’s regulations. – Now we have had a good meeting. All parties have had a common goal from the start – we want to find a solution that means we will not have any trouble with WADA. We will work on that now. We agree on that. As of now, this means that Antidoping Norway and the Norwegian Sports Confederation sit down and find practical solutions to obtain parental consent for those concerned, says State Secretary Gry Haugsbakke. Short deadline from Wada She adds that they are working to find another permanent solution. – But getting it done before 9 September, which is the deadline we have been given by WADA, is not realistic. Some legal assessments have been made as to whether it is possible within the current legislation, we are looking at it one more time, but getting it done by 9 September is not realistic. At the same time, we are in the process of looking at creating a separate piece of legislation, says Haugsbakke. ADNO and the Norwegian Sports Confederation (NIF) have been clear that they want a regulation or a change in the law that allows young people between the ages of 15 and 18 to give their consent to doping testing. The only problem is that they are short on time. Wada therefore requires a solution by 9 September, according to the Ministry of Culture. Could have major consequences The core of the case is an interpretation of the law which means that athletes between the ages of 15 and 18 cannot be tested for doping without their parents’ consent. This has led to the fact that no one under legal age has been tested unannounced in the last two years, and that Antidoping Norway is therefore not fulfilling its obligations according to the international anti-doping code. The possible consequences if the authorities, the Norwegian Sports Confederation (NIF) and Antidoping Norway (ADNO) had not found a quick solution to the crisis would have been great, including: the Olympics and Paralympics without Norwegian participation. No championships on Norwegian soil.
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