Press release:

Canon, as Official IAAF Partner, to support IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 through various activities

TOKYO, Japan, August 7, 2015—Canon, as an Official Partner of the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015, will provide support for the event through a range of activities.

Canon is an Official Partner of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Athletics Series, sponsoring a total of 15 IAAF World Athletics Series events from 2013 to 2016. The IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015, which begins on August 22, is a global competition that will bring together more than 2,000 athletes from over 200 countries and territories. The previous Championships, held in Moscow in 2013, was broadcast in 192 countries and regions, attracting strong interest from a wide international television audience.

At the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015, Canon will display the Company’s logo on signage within the venue, provide support through its products, technologies and services, and carry out a range of related activities, including those listed below.