Country/Region Uruguay Continental
Association PASO Website www.cou.org.uy Headquarters Montevideo, Uruguay Recognized 1923 | Code URU Secretary General Washington Beltran President Julio Maglione Created 1923 | |
 | ||
Similar Pakistan Olympic Association, National Olympic Committe, Hungarian Olympic Committee, United States Olympic, International Olympic Committee | ||
The Uruguayan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Uruguayo, COU) was founded in 1923 and was recognized by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) that same year.
It is the national governing body in charge of the Olympics. It is also a member of PASO, ACNO and ODESUR.
President is Julio César Maglione, since 1987, who has recently been reelected.
References
Uruguayan Olympic Committee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA