About Pan American Sports
Pan American Sports Committee for the Deaf (COPANDES) was founded December 8, 1971 in Buenos Aires Argentina. The organization was inactive from 1975 to 1994 when CISS Vice-President John M. Lovett and Secretariat Donalda Ammons met with representatives from 4 countries in Caracas, Venezuela and re-established the organization under the name of Pan American Sports for the Deaf (PANAMDES). More information can be found: https://panamdes.com