Bengaluru :To celebrate Garmin’s legacy as the first running smart watch brand and commemorate 20 years of the Forerunner series, world’s first GPS running smart watch, GarminIndia, a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today launched world’s longest battery life AMOLED Running GPS Smart watch, “Forerunner 965 and Forerunner 265” series in India. Designed for triathletes, passionate and elite runners, the new GPS running smart watches which now come with a high-res AMOLED display are fully equipped with an array of training features like stress, sleep, maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 Max), training status/load, training effectiveness, and respiration rate.

 As part of the 20^th anniversary celebrations, Garmin India along with Indian Sprinter- Hima Das unveiled the new Forerunner series in Bengaluru. To further commemorate this 20 years milestone the brand organised a 10K run in Bengaluru. The event was open to all the passionate runners and seasoned athletes, and showcased the capabilities of the Forerunner series, with a strong participation of over 500 people from across the city.

Commenting on the announcement, Missy Yang, Marketing Head, Garmin ASIA & SEA” At Garmin, we have always strived to keep health and finess in check. As we celebrate the 20^th  anniversary of world’s first GPS running smart watch-Forerunner series in India, Our vision has been to provide high-end training features and performance metrics for athletes and fitness enthusiast around the world. We are excited to have one of the most credible runners from India- Hima Das for the launch of the most powerful Forerunner smart watches.

Hima Das, Indian Sprinter as part of launch event addressing Media said, “ I am thrilled to be part of Garmin’s Forerunner 20^th Anniversary celebration and the launch of Forrerunner 965 and 265 series in India. As a professional athlete, I understand the importance of data accuracy while training and competing, and Garmin’s diverse range of products provides that reliability, It’s amazing to see people turn out in huge numbers for the 20^th anniversary run and Iam confident that the new launch will empower passionate Indian runners,women athletes, and triathletes to track and improve their performance and help them achieve their fitness goals,” She added.