Comité Olímpico de Panamá

Panama

Phone: +507 393 1226

Fax: +507 224 8049

Website: http://www.copanama.com

Address: Calle Diana Moran 2060 Llanos de Curundu Ciudad de Panamá PANAMA

info@copanama.com

Secretary General

Mr. Tomás CIANCA

Mr. Tomás CIANCA

Election Date: 18/05/2021

President

Ms Damaris Itzel YOUNG ARANDA

Ms Damaris Itzel YOUNG ARANDA

Birthday: 01/04/1984

Election Date: 12/01/2021

FUNCTIONS IN REGIONAL AND CONTINENTAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Legal Advisor - South American Sport Organization (ODESUR) 2020 -
Coordinator - Legal Commission, Central American Sport Organization (ORDECA) 2019 -
Vice President - Disciplinary Commission of the Panamanian Soccer Federation 2014 -

FUNCTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Member - IOC Athlete’s entourage Commission 2015 -
President - FIVB Appeal Panel 2016 -

OTHER FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE NOC

Legal and Management Advisor
Programme Director - Olympic Solidarity Sports Management Courses in Panama 2014 -

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Member - IWF Governance and Reforms Commission 2020 - 2021
Ibero-American Institute of Sports Law – Based in Brazil – First Member of the Board of Directors 2016 - 2020

CAREER AS ATHLETE / COACH

Basketball Player - Gold Medal, IX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos, Panama City 2009, Gold Medal at World Inter-university Sports (IFIUS) Budapest

EDUCATION

Master in Olympic Studies, German Sport University Cologne, Germany 2022
Executive Master in Management of Sports Organizations (MEMOS), University of Lleida and INEF Catalunya, Spain 2015
Official Master in Sports Laws, Santa Maria La Antigua University, Panama 2019
Studies in Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation, Santa Maria La Antigua University, Panama 2014
Bachelor in Law and Political Sciences Magna Cum Laude, Lincoln Memorial University, USA 2009
Bachelor in Criminal Justice, Minor in Psychology Magna Cum Laude Santa Maria La Antigua University, Panama 2006

LANGUAGES

Spanish, English