Panel competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Teddy Venel, Richard Maunier, and Ydrissa M'Barke. He ran on the starting leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 45.59 seconds. Panel and his team finished the relay in eighth place for a total time of 3:03.19, failing to advance into the final.