The Executive Committee of the Spanish Olympic Committee has agreed to the appointment of Pablo Chaves as an Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Born in Madrid on July 16, 1946, Pablo Chaves has been President of the Rules Committee of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation since 2005.

An International Referee Judge of the RFEG since January 2002, he has also been part of the Technical Committee of Rules of the R&A Golf Club of St. Andrews since 2009, with direct involvement in countless national and international competitions, and is distinguished by his work in promoting respect for the Rules of Golf and preserving the values of this sport.

Also a member of the Quadrennial Rules Conference R&A/USGA, the highest authorities on the Rules of Golf worldwide, Pablo Chaves received the RFEG Gold Medal for Merit in Golf in 2012.