Badminton in Paris 2024 is going to be epic! With 173 competitors from 49 nations battling it out, it’s a whole different game than the one you play at the summer BBQ. These athletes are lightning-fast and super-skilled. Get ready to be amazed!
Rhythmic Gymnastics: a women-only sport that has 4 different disciplines: ball, ribbon, hoop, and clubs.
Fun fact: The Equestrian event is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete directly against each other.
Yes, I do think Outman would go diving in with his cape on, and I don’t think he would know why you thought that would be strange.
Here’s a fascinating track and field fact for this year’s Olympics: the Women’s Olympic marathon route will actually follow the historic path of the Women’s March from the French Revolution. How cool is that?
From Olympics.com:
“The historic event recognised with the Olympic marathon route is a key moment from the French Revolution: the Women’s March on Versailles, on 5 October 1789.
On 5 and 6 October 1789, market women, shopkeepers and workers from the popular quarters gathered in front of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris to demand bread and arms. Between 6,000 and 7,000 Parisian women, joined by men, marched through Paris to Versailles to bring the King back to the Tuileries. That day, Louis XVI finally agreed to ratify the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens.”
This is not just a race; it’s a tribute to a pivotal moment in history.
So, I’m a total Olympics nerd, and you can bet I’ll be glued to all the sports and spectacle in Paris for the next couple of weeks.
I had this fun idea to shake things up a bit for this year’s ceremony. You know those little pictographs that show each sport? Well, I thought, what if they were designed by a comic artist? So, I’m diving into two of my favorite things—comics and the Olympics—and giving those pictographs a fun little revamp. I’ll be sharing a new one each day during the games, featuring my two favorite subjects and some of my favorite and most interesting sports.
In case you’re wondering, pictographs are those tiny sports icons you see on TV and apps. They make it easy to spot the different sports at the event. Every Olympics has its own set, along with the logo, typeface, and mascot, which all together create the unique vibe of the games.
From pencils to final image: a sneak peek at one of my favorite panels from Episode 8! Outman is holding a stack of flours, each based on real products (who knew there were so many?) It was time-consuming but super fun to add my own spin to each design to fit the final image. Check out the transformation!
Pencils to final image on one of my favorite panels of episode 7.
Pencils to final image on one of my favorite panels of episode 6.