Nikon opened a media lounge for the first time at the World Aquatics Championships today for the media and photographers who support the efforts of athletes. The long-term relationship between Nikon and World Aquatics moved forward and started a new horizon of the partnership activation.
Since 2007, Nikon has been an official partner of World Aquatics and sponsoring the World Aquatics Championships. Nikon is committed to sharing the true excitement and drama created by the sports and the athletes to people around the world.
President of World Aquatics Husain Al-Musallam attended the opening ceremony and commented, “It is such an important partnership for us 16 years is a long time and we are really value our relationship with Nikon. Nikon are always looking for new ideas about how they can help us at our world championships. This is the first time that they have sponsored the media lounge. It is very exciting new idea. I am very grateful for Nikon, support for the media lounge, and I know that the media will be very grateful too.”
At the Nikon Media Lounge, located in the Main Press Centre, they provide workspace, lounge with comfortable couch and catering services for the member of media. Iconic Nikon cameras Z8 and Z9 are exhibited in the lounge and their professional service centre is situated nearby.
Representative Director and President of Nikon, Toshikazu Umatate commented, “We are delighted to be able to sponsor this important and exciting event World Aquatics Championships that people all over the world are paying attention. During the championships, we would like to do our best to support the journalists and photographers who can convey the dynamism and excitement of the competition to people all over the world.”
Nikon Media Lounge will be running for the media an important stakeholder for the World Aquatics throughout the championships.