It was last week that NRK revealed that Norwegian sports were in trouble.
The reason for the Norwegian crisis is that Antidoping Norway (ADNO) has not tested for doping young people between the ages of 15 and 18 in recent years, as according to Norwegian law they may not be tested for doping without parental permission.
Something that has led to Norway being at risk of being excluded from all major international championships from the turn of the year as their legislation conflicts with the regulations of the international anti-doping organization Wada.
Now the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and ADNO have met in Oslo and reached a short-term solution which means that doping tests can be carried out on young people between the ages of 15 and 18 - if their parents give their approval.
- Getting it done before September 9, 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 once again, but getting it done by September 9 is not realistic.
At the same time, we are looking at creating separate legislation, says State Secretary Gry Haugsbakke to NRK.
The solution is found by NRK's columnist Jan Petter Saltvedt.
- Everyone says that this is the only solution in the short term.
If we are to believe it, it is proof of how badly this process has been managed in the last three years, says Saltvedt and continues:
- The parental power of attorney is a possibility that has been there all along.
And unfortunately does nothing to change the fundamental problem or to correct the impression of a sporting nation without control and its own anti-doping legislation.
Young practitioners can still drug themselves in theory without being tested.
This is sealing a hole with a strainer.