As the 2019 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships wrapped up in Doha on Oct. 6, Seiko once again accurately recorded every second and centimeter of the athletes' efforts.
Monitoring and overseeing the 1,972 elite athletes from 208 countries and regions, 68 members — hailing from eight countries — of Seiko's timing team handled 58 tons of timing and measuring equipment. They were on hand to measure three new world records, as well as six championship records set at the 17th world championships.
Seiko has long supported the IAAF and has been the official timer of the championships for the past 16 iterations. Although the event in Doha — the first time that it was held in the Middle East — presented athletes and officials with challenges as they faced temperatures that soared over 40 degrees Celsius, Seiko was proud to be on hand as a Qatar athlete took the gold medal in the men's high jump.