Le Locle/Lausanne, 16 October 2011.* The International Fencing Federation
and Swiss watchmaker Tissot announced today that they have extended their
current partnership through 2014.
The deal renews Tissot's status as Official Partner of the FIE and as the
Official Timekeeper and producer of the Official Watch of the FIE Fencing
World Championships. With the renewal of the agreement, these rights will be
extended to FIE Junior World Championships. During FIE competitions, Tissot
provides state of the art solutions with regard to timing and scoring system
and handles statistics and TV graphics.
The partnership between the FIE and Tissot dates back to 1996 and and, since
then, continues to the present day. An additional facet of Tissot's devotion
for fencing is the membership of 2008 Olympic sabre champion Zhong Man
(China) in the Tissot brand ambassador team.
Alisher Usmanov, President of the FIE, said: "The FIE is very pleased to
continue its longstanding relationship with Tissot. Tissot is setting the
highest international standards in timekeeping and we share the same values
of precision and perfection. Our partnership builds on trust and
reliability. Overall, this is an ideal match as we both complement each
other."
The President of Tissot, François Thiébaud, stated: Due to its long-term
partnership with the FIE, Tissot has a profound link to fencing. This year,
the FIE Fencing World Championships will be held in Catania, Italy from 8 -
16 October. At this very high profile event, Tissot will be on hand to time
the three fencing disciplines: foil, saber and épée. The Official Watch
presented by Tissot this year is a PRC 200 FIE Special Edition. This
chronograph pays tribute to the brand's long-standing passion and
involvement in fencing.
For more information, contact: katrin.holz@fie.ch
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