Paris 2024/IOC: Omega installs the Olympic Games countdown clock at the foot of the Eiffel Tower

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From left to right: Thomas Bach (IOC), Raynald Aeschlimann (Omega) and Tony Estanguet (Paris 2024) - ©  Paris 2024

Omega, a Swiss luxury watch brand belonging to the Swatch Group, has activated its partnership with the IOC and Paris 2024 and installed the countdown clock for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games on 26/07/2024 at the Port de la Bourdonnais in Paris, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, announced the COJOP on 25/07/2023.

Raynald Aeschlimann, president and CEO of Omega, Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, and Tony Estanguet, president of Paris 2024, inaugurated the countdown clock, the structure of which takes the form of the Paris 2024 emblem.

Paris 2024 will mark Omega's 31st anniversary as "official timekeeper" of the Games since 1932 (at the Los Angeles Olympics, USA). The Biel-based group is committed as a Top Partner of the IOC until 2032.

"Accurate and reliable timekeeping is vital for The Olympic Games. For over 90 years, Omega has ensured the accurate recording of the athletes' results so they can be written into Olympic History. We are delighted to celebrate the unveiling of the Paris 2024 one-year countdown clock together with our valued…

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From left to right: Thomas Bach (IOC), Raynald Aeschlimann (Omega) and Tony Estanguet (Paris 2024) - ©  Paris 2024

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