The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held on July 26 in Paris, France, and the world's best athletes are currently preparing to put in the best performances and strive for the highest glory for themselves and their countries. As a long-term partner of the Olympic Games, OMEGA will be the 31st official Olympic timekeeper, and the family's first collaboration with the Olympic Games dates back to 1932, almost 100 years ago, which shows how close the relationship between the two parties is.
The brand's iconic slogan is "Faster, Higher, Stronger-Together", which is not only the mentality of the athletes, but also the expectation of OMEGA's own timing technology, which will provide a large amount of accurate data for the Games at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Sometimes the difference of millimeters or seconds can be the decisive point in the final outcome of the game.
With three new timing technologies to be introduced at Paris 2024, let's take a look at the latest timekeeping equipment and technologies that the brand has been developing for so long before the Games.
1. Scan 'O' Vision Ultimate新世代光感应终点摄影技术
The Scan 'O' Vision Ultimate replaces the previous generation of the Scan 'O' Vision Myria, with new technology that can capture up to 40,000 digital images per second, and a dedicated color sensor that produces sharper images, allowing referees to make decisions without being affected by the problem of insufficient pixels. The Scan 'O' Vision Ultimate creates composite photos of athletes crossing the finish line to determine the winner in competitions such as "Athletics" and "Track Freeride".
2. 电脑视觉技术Computer Vision
Computer vision technology combines single or multiple camera systems, each dedicated to providing data from AI models for each sport training, and Omega analyzes the collected information in depth without the need to wear a physical tracker on the athlete. To put it bluntly, Computer Vision can provide TV viewers with a stronger, more immediate viewing experience, such as providing a replay tool for adjudication, or even releasing official results. The system will be widely used in "beach volleyball", "diving", "tennis", "pole vault" and "gymnastics" competitions. This time, OMEGA will not install sensors on the players, but will instead capture them with high-definition cameras installed around the playing field, demonstrating the brand's meticulous timekeeping equipment. In the case of tennis, Computer Vision can track players, rackets, and balls to measure the reaction time of each return and how quickly the player can return the ball. What is the exact position of their racket? This gives a more complete understanding of how a player wins after a match.
3. Vionardo, a new generation of image technology
The new generation of Vionardo TV graphics technology will display in 4K UHD (Ultra High Definition), which will display extremely clear images and provide content in different languages according to the needs of broadcasters in different geographical locations. This technology can provide remote television images, which is intended to reduce the infrastructure footprint of the stadium and leave more space for the necessary equipment.
These state-of-the-art timing equipment and instruments have enabled OMEGA, which has been working with OMEGA for more than 90 years, to effectively and more substantially judge the final outcome of the competition, minimizing the chance of human misjudgment, so that the world's highest level of sports competitions can achieve open and fair results when the competitors are performing at their best, so that the moment of high-tension competition will become immortal in history.