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The Art Of Winning: Team GB Athletes Sketch Out their Moments of Rio 2016
Team GB medallists have switched the podium for pens to commemorate their sporting achievements as artworks, in conjunction with official kit supplier adidas. The artworks have been unveiled for the first time today..
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Medal winners including Laura Trott, Max Whitlock, Justin Rose, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Tom Daley visited the adidas Creators Base in Rio after securing their medals to commit their feelings to paper by creating sketches to represent their individual moment of the Games..
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The athlete sketches, which offer an insight into the minds of Team GB’s finest, have been interpreted and transformed into artworks by a team of British illustrators, assembled by adidas. British illustrators Gabe Cuthbert, Alex Williamson and James Carey had the challenge of bringing to life the athlete’s visions..
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adidas has also released a series of animated videos, narrated by the medal winning athletes explaining their thoughts, which showcase the development and creation of their personal artworks..
Laura Trott, who is Britain’s most successful female Olympian with four gold medals, chose to commemorate the moment she shared with fiancée Jason Kenny. Laura said: “I picked the moment where I went and kissed Jason after his win in the Kierin to win his sixth Gold Medal. It was a mixture of relief but also feeling so happy for him. The atmosphere was incredible, it was like a switch flicked on and he just became a superstar. I remember crying and he just had this massive smile on his face. Even though there were cameras everywhere, it felt like a moment for us. It was the perfect end to the Games..
Featuring: Laura Trott (Illustrator Alex Williamson). Where: London, United Kingdom. When: 22 Aug 2016.
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Medal winners including Laura Trott, Max Whitlock, Justin Rose, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Tom Daley visited the adidas Creators Base in Rio after securing their medals to commit their feelings to paper by creating sketches to represent their individual moment of the Games..
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The athlete sketches, which offer an insight into the minds of Team GB’s finest, have been interpreted and transformed into artworks by a team of British illustrators, assembled by adidas. British illustrators Gabe Cuthbert, Alex Williamson and James Carey had the challenge of bringing to life the athlete’s visions..
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adidas has also released a series of animated videos, narrated by the medal winning athletes explaining their thoughts, which showcase the development and creation of their personal artworks..
Laura Trott, who is Britain’s most successful female Olympian with four gold medals, chose to commemorate the moment she shared with fiancée Jason Kenny. Laura said: “I picked the moment where I went and kissed Jason after his win in the Kierin to win his sixth Gold Medal. It was a mixture of relief but also feeling so happy for him. The atmosphere was incredible, it was like a switch flicked on and he just became a superstar. I remember crying and he just had this massive smile on his face. Even though there were cameras everywhere, it felt like a moment for us. It was the perfect end to the Games..
Featuring: Laura Trott (Illustrator Alex Williamson). Where: London, United Kingdom. When: 22 Aug 2016.
