The International Olympic Committee and The Swatch Group sign long term partnership

Lausanne/Biel, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and The Swatch Group Ltd. announced the historic signing on the 21st of January 2001 of a long term partnership in the areas of Timing, Scoring and Venue Results Services for the Olympic Games.

The Swatch Group will be the official Timekeeper and Results Service Partner for the games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens in 2004, the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin in 2006, as well as the 2008 Olympic Games and 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Following the success at the Atlanta and at the Sydney Olympic Games, the IOC selected The Swatch Group Ltd. to undertake the timing and scoring services delivery and has also elected to extend their mandate to include On-Venue Results Services. The agreement also foresees the provision of similar services for the 2004 to 2010 Paralympic Games.