– Switzerland, master of time at the Olympic Games
This summer in Paris, Omega will officiate its 31st Olympic Games as official timekeeper. Its sister company, Swiss Timing, is the nerve center of world timekeeping. Meeting in Corgémont, in the Bernese Jura.
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The Swiss brand takes the measure of Olympic exploits, as in Tokyo in 2021 in the men’s 1500 meters final.
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Moments of joy, exploits and a communion that unites well beyond the performance. Each edition of the Olympic Games provides its share of stories that nourish the collective memory. Until they become legendary. From the raised fists of African-American sprinters John Carlos and Tommie Smith in support of civil rights in the United States to swimmer Yusra Mardini, a Syrian who competed under the banner of refugee athletes at the Rio Games, the event offers as many winners as of heroic stories that travel through time. And unprecedented exposure to its actors.
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