Omega replaces Swatch
as official timekeeper of Olympics
Indiantelevision.com
Team
(23 September 2004 2:00
pm)
MUMBAI: Omega from the Swatch Group will be responsible
for the timing and scoring systems and services, as well as the on-venue
results management, at the Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games, the Beijing
2008 Olympic Games and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Omega underscored this key step for the company with
the recent unveiling of a special 'countdown' clock in Tiananmen Square
in Beijing. The clock will count down the time remaining until 8 August
2008. That is when the Games of the XXIX Olympiad will open in Beijing.
Swatch had participated in three Olympic Games as
the Official Timekeeper (1996 in Atlanta, 2000 in Sydney and 2004
in Athens. The company was also responsible for on-venue results systems
and integration services. The Swatch Group has now decided that its
most traditional timekeeping brand worldwide Omega will assume this
responsibility.
Official timekeeping and on-venue results management demand an
enormous investment in human resources and equipment. More than
300 timekeeping experts attended this year's Olympic Games in Athens,
and more than 350 tons of material were used.
