As European countries begin to assemble National Platforms in accordance with the Macolin Convention - the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions - Norway’s National Platform has sealed a partnership with Sportradar Integrity Services.

Norway selects Sportradar

Under the terms of the deal, Sportradar - a leader in match-fixing prevention, detection and intelligence - will work closely with the team at the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority across a range of the country’s sports and competitions.

Henrik Nordal, senior advisor on the Norwegian National Platform team, said: “Norway has been able to forge on with setting up its National Platform, having ratified the Macolin Convention at the end of 2014.

“We are now at the phase where we are putting all the pieces in place, all the systems and processes and relationships that will consolidate our country’s defences and protect the integrity of our sports. Sportradar’s expertise and tools around detection and intelligence are a crucial part of those defences and we look forward to working with their specialists over the coming years.”

Andreas Krannich, managing director of integrity services at Sportradar, added: “There is now a growing momentum at the highest levels of the EU and countries in Europe to push match-fixing higher up the list of priorities.

“Nowhere is that more clear than in Norway and we are truly honoured that the years we have spent working closely with sporting federations and law enforcement agencies have put us in a position where we can become the partner of choice for National Platforms as they begin finalising their structures and set ups.”