Bangkok--16 Feb--The Swatch Group Trading
OMEGA president Stephen Urquhart was joined by Swatchgroup CEO Nick Hayek Jr., IOC President Jacques Rogge and John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) at a ceremony to mark one year to go in the countdown to the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Spectators cheered as the OMEGA Countdown Clock reached exactly 365 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds.
Mr. Rogge commented on OMEGA’s role in the development of sports timekeeping, describing the Swiss company as “a source of enormous confidence for the IOC and the organisers of the Olympic Games.” He also commented on the warmth of the people in British Columbia and the beauty of the host cities.
Nick Hayek Jr. presented a ceremonial version of the Olympic bell, used to announce the final lap in long competitions, to VANOC CEO John Furlong. The two executives made brief comments to the spectators and expressed confidence that the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games would meet or exceed all expectations.
Before the presentation ceremony ended, Furlong, Hayek, and Urquhart posed with Jacques Rogge in front of the OMEGA Countdown Clock. The opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games will take place on the 12th of February, 2010 and the sporting competitions will begin the following day.
Lapheepun Lueangtriroj (Hong)
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