Media release Lucerne, 26 May 2021 Tissot becomes gold partner for Winter Universiade 2021 Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade and Tissot have signed a gold partnership – the event’s highest sponsorship category. Tissot is supporting the world's largest winter multisport event for university student-athletes as Worldwide Timing and Scoring Partner. How time flies – the largest winter multisport event after the Olympic Games starts exactly 199 days from today. “The clock is ticking,” says Managing Director Urs Hunkeler. “We are delighted to be able to introduce Tissot as our new gold partner on this days.” The traditional Swiss company has agreed to join Winter Universiade 2021 as a gold partner and will take part in the proceedings as Worldwide Timing and Scoring Partner. “Tissot is proud to become gold partner for the Winter Universiade 2021 in Central Switzerland and Grisons. As Official Timekeeper of the world's largest winter multisport event for university student-athletes, we are looking forward to great competitions and exciting emotion ahead of us,” says Tissot CEO Sylvain Dolla. Tissot: leader in the traditional Swiss watch industry The plus sign in the Swiss Flag within the Tissot logo symbolises the Swiss quality and reliability Tissot has shown since 1853. The watches, sold all over the world, enable Tissot to be the leader in the traditional Swiss watch industry, exporting more than 4 million watches every year. Tissot stands by its signature, Innovators by Tradition. The high quality of the brand with every component is recognised worldwide. Tissot has been named Official Timekeeper and Partner of many global events such as basketball with the NBA and FIBA; cycling with the Tour de France and the UCI World Cycling Championships. Furthermore, Tissot is also a partner of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the Swiss national ice hockey team. As official timekeeper, Tissot has also been involved countless times at Winter Universiades. The Winter Universiade The Winter Universiade is the largest winter multisport event after the Olympic Games. In 2021 the 30th occasion of this unique event will take place in Central Switzerland and the Grisons. The organisation is a joint project of the six cantons of Central Switzerland Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden and Zug, and the City of Lucerne. The programme from the 11 to 21 December 2021 comprises ten sports, to be contested at eight venues. Around 1600 Students aged between 17 and 25 from more than 540 universities in 50 countries are expected to attend. Universiades have been held every two years since 1959 in winter and summer and are assigned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) to the national university sports federation of the host country and the responsible organising committee. Swiss University Sports is a member of FISU and is responsible for the selection of Swiss athletes for Universiades. Pictures and more about the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade may be found here: www.winteruniversiade2021.ch Media Contacts Selina Wyss Capucine Jelmi Head of Communications International Sports Partnerships Coordinator Winter Universiade 2021 Tissot SA [email protected] [email protected] Telephone: +41 (0)79 585 55 37 Telephone: +41 (0)32 933 36 35 .