The countdown is almost over, the athletes are ready, and the timers are set to begin. On July 26th, the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will ignite a summer of sporting action in the heart of the French capital.

For the 31st time since 1932, OMEGA will fulfil the role of Official Timekeeper, recording dreams in all 329 Olympic events across 32 sports. Overall, the Swiss brand brings more than 90 years of experience to its timekeeping role and will arrive in Paris with the most advanced technology it has ever delivered.

This will be followed by the Paralympic Games, beginning on August 28th, at which OMEGA’s experience and expertise will be required again. The brand has proudly timed this competition since 1992 using the same reliable equipment as the Olympic Games, along with many pieces of adapted technology.

At every edition of the Olympic Games, the motto of “faster, higher, stronger - together” certainly rings true. World Records are constantly being broken and the margins of victory are becoming slimmer by the split-second. For that reason, OMEGA is forever evolving and updating the equipment that athletes, judges, and spectators rely on.

Paris 2024 will highlight OMEGA’s next leap forward in the field of modern timekeeping. Raising the standards of precision and performance, the brand will not only measure the results that separate gold, silver, and bronze, but will also unleash a wave of in-depth data that shows exactly how each event is won or lost.

Take your place on the start line – and prepare to witness the emotions, triumphs, and stories of this special moment in time.

New Technology for Paris 2024

Scan ‘O’ Vision ULTIMATE

The margins have never been clearer. At Paris 2024, OMEGA is proudly introducing the next generation of its essential photofinish technology. Now enhanced with the highest resolution of any photofinish camera on the market, the Scan‘O’Vision ULTIMATE can capture up to 40,000 digital images per second on the finish line of races. This will ultimately make it faster for judges to decide the result and separate close finishes with maximum clarity. Dedicated colour sensors will also enable cleaner images, without pixel interference.

This improved version replaces the former Scan‘O’Vision MYRIA, which was able to record 10,000 digital images per second.

It’s the first time that the Scan‘O’Vision ULTIMATE will be seen at the Olympic Games. Pro-ducing a composite photo of every athlete crossing the line, it will determine the official  results in athletics as well as track cycling.

Computer Vision Technology

Taking the next step in performance data, OMEGA will be tracking athletes and other objects throughout the events at Paris 2024 – in order to provide interesting and useful sets of metrics. Computer Vision uses a combination of single or multi-camera systems, each feeding Artificial Intelligence models that are specifically trained for each sport. 

As in previous years, this live data will tell the comprehensive story of a whole event, revealing how it was won or lost, and the critical moments that led to an athlete’s final result. The infor-mation gathered by OMEGA will allow for in-depth sporting analysis, and no longer requires physical tags attached to the athletes.

The possibilities of this technology are endless. From enhanced viewing experiences for TV audiences, through to replay tools to support judgement calls, and even to generate official results. We are now seeing the Olympic Games in every detail.

Vionardo Next Generation Graphics Technology

The thrilling Olympic Games experience would not be the same without OMEGA’s  in-depth and informative graphics. From live timing and scoring, through to final results and athlete information, these live and continuous on-screen displays are now a familiar and essential part of television viewing.

OMEGA’s role with TV graphics began at Innsbruck 1964, when the new “Omegascope” technology superimposed the times of athletes on the bottom of TV screens for the very first time. This moment introduced the concept of “real time” sports reporting and brought OMEGA’s precision to millions of viewers.

Now, 60 years later, the latest generation of OMEGA’s media graphics will arrive.

The Vionardo next generation graphics technology will show graphics in 4K UHD  (ultra-high definition), producing extremely clear and captivating graphics in real time. It will offer TV graphics content in different languages according to the demand of rights-holding broadcasters from different geographical locations. Through an inter- active user interface, it can be operated by Olympic Broadcaster staff members or even by volunteers. Outside of the Olympic Games, the same technology can provide Tele- vision Graphics remotely, minimizing the infrastructure footprint at competition venues and improving sustainability measures.

At the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the graphics will be deployed by OMEGA for each sport at the respective competition venues, with some systems also installed at the IBC (International Broadcast Center) for specific remote productions. From there, the graphics  will be provided to OBS (Olympic Broadcasting Services) who will send them to  Media Rights-Holders around the world.