OMEGA has launched a countdown of 200 days before the start of the XXII Winter Olympic Games Sochi 2014
The celebration event was held near the OMEGA countdown clock in Sochi with the support of the city administration and the Organizing Committee "Sochi 2014".
OMEGA has launched a countdown of 200 days before the start of the XXII Winter Olympic Games Sochi 2014
Sochi, July 23, 2013: The company OMEGA, an official timekeeper of the Olympic Games, together with BOSCO, the General Partner of the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 has invited Anatoly Pakhomov, a mayor of Sochi, Alexei Hraban, a branch director of the Organizing Committee "Sochi 2014" in Sochi, Ilya Averbukh, an ambassador of "Sochi 2014" and Alexei Voevoda, the Russian bobsledder, the two-time Olympic champion, together with the inhabitants of the city of Sochi to officially start the countdown 200 days before the start of the Olympic Winter Games in 2014.
Before the start of major international winter sporty events left only a little over 6 months. The excitement and suspense build up to the extent that it reduces the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds on the clock countdown OMEGA in 9 cities across Russia before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi, February 7, 2014.
Ilya Averbukh and Alexei Voevoda
Opened the ceremony of 200 days before the Games, Anatoly Pakhomov said: "Due to the fact that among the partners of the Olympic Games is an experienced company such as OMEGA, which is the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games since 1932, we are confident in the absolute success of the upcoming event."
During the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, OMEGA in the 26th time will be the Official Timekeeper of these sports. We look forward to the time when we can assist to the International Olympic Committee and the strongest athletes in the world of winter sports.
"We are pleased to partner with OMEGA in preparation for the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. Thanks to the company, we can be sure that one of the most important elements of the Games - the dimension of time in the competition - will be carried out at the highest technological level. Innovative technologies that OMEGA, Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games, will be used at the Games in Sochi, have been successfully tested at all sites and are willing to commit time wins best athletes from around the world, "- said Alexey Hraban.
Ilya Averbukh and Alexei Voevoda
In their appeals to the audience Ilya Averbuch and Alex Voevoda, fans of OMEGA watches, also noted the importance of the Olympic Games for the whole country, as well as the crucial role of technology OMEGA timing in determining the winners of the competition.
"We are all waiting for the next Winter Olympic Games Sochi 2014 as a holiday. Preparation for it has changed the lives of not only the city of Sochi, but also the entire country. I believe that the Olympics - it is an opportunity for Russia, all members and partners such as OMEGA, to show our strength, innovation and skills "- shared Ilya Averbuch.
As the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games, OMEGA is proud of the close cooperation with the International Olympic Committee, sports federations and athletes, not only for the implementation of time-keeping and writing competitions, but also to create advanced technologies specifically for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2014 in Sochi.
Ilya Averbukh
Apart from Sochi, the countdown clock OMEGA has launched in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Pyatigorsk, Novosibirsk and Khabarovsk. The watch design reflects the spirit of a dynamic and unique city of Sochi, the famous unique combination of contrasting landscapes where majestic mountains give way to the picturesque beaches of the Black Sea.
OMEGA Boutique in Sochi is a joint project of Swatch Group and Bosco di Ciliegi.
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OMEGA has launched a countdown of 200 days before the start of the XXII Winter Olympic Games Sochi 2014
