Seiko Bell: A Legacy for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Seiko Group Corporation, the official event timer, gifted the specially produced final lap bell to the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Foundation.
The Seiko legacy bell was created as a symbol of passion and emotion to signify the legacy of the championships.
- Traditionally used to signal the last lap in athletics for middle and long-distance events (800m and above).
- The Seiko final lap bell was reimagined for the 2025 World Championships, blending Japanese craft with refined aesthetic sensibility.
The bell, cast in bronze – a blend of 80% copper and 20% tin – was created by Oigo Works, a Japanese workshop renowned for generations of fine metal crafts.
Author's summary: Seiko gifts legacy bell to Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Foundation.