Paris Olympics 2024, Men's Equestrian Individual Jumping: Jumping Eiffel's Tower

From the start of the Opening Ceremonies to what I am sure will be a fabulous Closing, I have been very impressed with the French sense of design in these Olympics.  Even the jumps in the equestrian events have been both beautiful and a bit tongue-in-cheek.  During the event one of the jumps is the base of the Eiffel Tower.  I was not aware that there is such a thing as a "jump-off" in equestrian competition, but that is what it came down to for the medals in the men's individual jumping event.  Only one of the three put in a perfect run, and unfortunately for Maikel Van Der Vleuten (Netherlands) his one fault and slightly slower ride than his British rival, he will take the Bronze Medal after finishing the regular time with a perfect run.

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"Jumping Eiffel's Tower PO24-70" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Paris Olympics 2024, Men's Road Race: Sprinting in Paris

This might be THE image of these Olympic Games for me.  Either unable to catch his teammate, or unwilling to drag the others up to Valentin Madouas (France), Christophe Laporte (France) was able to sprint away from the chase group under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower to take the Bronze Medal.  His third place meant that the French took the two remaining medals behind the Belgium Remco Evenepoel.  Not a bad finish for the home team in front of one of their most famous landmarks.  And kudos to the cameraman that found this angle for the finale, too bad he couldn't have got there for Evenepoel's finale.

As Evenepoel posed with his bike just across the finish, you could see the TV camera men running down the course to get this shot.  Somebody is in trouble...

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at greigleach.com or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above. Since it is an original work of art, it is a first come first served reality. The work sells for $95 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra.

"Sprinting in Paris PO24-59" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Paris Olympics 2024: The Flags of the Olympics

The rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of the athletes of the quality of the pagentry of the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics.  They used all of the Seine and sights of the city of lights and ended under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.

This is a small 4x6 inch original watercolor painting that is available through my website at greigleach.com or you can simply follow the direct link at the end of the post to purchase the painting above. Since it is an original work of art, it is a first come first served reality. The work sells for $95 USD including shipping, but, yes, international shipping is both available and extra. 

"The Flags of the Olympics PO24-1" (Original art by Greig Leach)