The Panama Olympic Committee () is the
National Olympic Committee
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representing
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
. It is also the body responsible for Panama's representation at the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
.
History
Comité Olímpico de Panamá was founded in 1934 and recognised by the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...
in 1947.
See also
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Panama at the Olympics
References
External links
Official website
National Olympic Committees
Oly
Panama at the Olympics
1934 establishments in Panama
Sports organizations established in 1934
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