The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR,
Spanish: Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico) is the
National Olympic Committee for Puerto Rico. It oversees Olympic-sports in
Puerto Rico, and selects the Olympic team which represents the island. It was founded by
Julio Enrique Monagas,[2] and was officially recognized in 1948.
COPUR operates the Casa Olímpica, its headquarters in
Old San Juan.
In 2012,
Sara Rosario became the first woman to serve as President of the COPUR. Past presidents include the island's first native Governor,
Jesús T. Piñero.