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The Ministry of Youth and Sports was not informed about the Paralympic team taking part in an Oslo marathon.
As per the Ministry, the National Sports Authority offers technical recommendations for scheduled events of this kind. Following these recommendations, the Ministry sends the list of athletes scheduled to compete to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to assist with obtaining visas.
“In relation to visa assistance and travel arrangements for athletes, the Ministry of Youth and Sports works upon technical recommendations of the National Sports Authority (NSA). Federations submit requests for visa assistance for athletes who are to participate in any international competition.
“The Ministry of Youth and Sports then transmits a communication of the requests to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to facilitate the acquisition of the relevant visas with the appropriate embassies and consulate offices,” the release dated July 21, signed by the Public Relations unit.
Nevertheless, the Ministry stated that there had been no contact from the National Sports Authority regarding the Paralympic team.
“In the Norwegian incident, the Ministry of Youth and Sports did not receive any communication from the National Sports Authority, nor the National Paralympic Committee on the said competition and therefore was unaware of the participation of the Paralympic team In the Marathon,” portion of the release added.
At the same time, the ministry confirmed that it was closely collaborating with authorities to probe the situation and understand what happened.
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