Official Timekeeper
Seiko is also the official timer of many major sporting events:
- Tokyo Olympic Summer Games in Japan, 1964
- 1978 World Cup in Argentina
- 1982 World Cup in Spain
- 1986 World Cup in Mexico
- IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Italy, 1987
- 1990 World Cup in Italy
- IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan, 1991
- Barcelona Olympic Summer Games in Spain, 1992
- Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games in Norway, 1994
- Nagano Olympic Winter Games in Japan, 1998
- Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games in USA, 2002
Seiko is also named as the official timekeeper of the Gran Turismo racing game series, published by Sony. It's also the sponsor of FC Barcelona.
Seiko used to sponsor Honda F1 (previously known as BAR Honda). The Seiko name cannot currently be found on the Honda racing cars because Seiko Japan refused to be advertised whilst the names of tobacco companies are still appearing on the cars. They can, however, be found on the lollipop used in the pitlane.
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