Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Reaches Minus One Year Milestone!

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MOSCOW, Feb. 8, 2013/ PRN=KYODO JBN/--

        Excitement fills the air as nine OMEGA Countdown Clocks

        tick away the seconds to the 22nd Olympic Winter Games

    The 365-day countdown to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games officially

began with the unveiling of new Countdown Clocks in eight cities across the

Russian Federation. The excitement and anticipation for the next Olympic Winter

Games grows as the days, hours, minutes and seconds tick away to 7 February,

2014 when the Opening Ceremony begins.

    To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

    http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58690-sochi-OMEGA-olympic-winter-game-countdown

    In May 2011, OMEGA revealed its first Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Countdown Clock in the host city. In addition to Sochi, the new cities that are

now home to an official countdown include Moscow, Saint-Petersburg,

Ekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Pyatigorsk, Novosibirsk and

Khabarovsk.

    The clock's design is intended to capture and reflect the spirit of a

dynamic and diverse region which is defined as much by its history and

tradition as by its contemporary outlook.

    With their vibrant colours and transparent elements, OMEGA's Countdown

Clocks will have a noticeable presence in their respective cities and

contribute to the energy surrounding the Olympic Movement. The clock's

appearance communicates the contrasting landscape in Sochi which features both

the majestic mountains, where many of the events will take place, and the coast

of the Black Sea.

    OMEGA is proud to serve as Official Timekeeper at the upcoming Sochi 2014

Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, it will be the 26th time we have assumed

the role since 1932. We look forward to serving the world's finest winter

athletes in Sochi at these Games marked with tradition, culture and the spirit

of modern Russia.

    As Official Timekeeper, we are proud to work with the IOC, sporting

federations and athletes to ensure that the timekeeping technology used at the

Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games continues to fuel the Olympic

spirit and captures every fraction of a second that defines an outcome.

    CONTACT: OMEGA International Press Office

             press@omega.ch

             +41-32-343-9500

     SOURCE: OMEGA