London Olympics Part 2

The London Olympics covering so many different sports allowed me to engulf myself in one of my fascinations - sports photography.  I'm fascinated at how sports photographers capture the moment. Writing a couple of days after the Olympics finished, I've started to wade my way through the last two weeks newspapers to cut out and keep a scrap book of sports photos that will hopefully act as an additional memory and souvenir of the London Olympics.

Of course there are many who see the written  paper media as a declining form, and since this is a blog, I've decided to devote an entry to photos from 2012 of one particularly discipline - track cycling.

I've chosen track cycling because the photography seemed to capture speed,skill, danger and colour. The uniforms and speed seemed to present an almost surreal image. Perhaps because this was a discipline where Team GB excelled it caught my attention more, but the photographers work on occasions seemed to move into the realm of art.

These two photos are of Jason Kenny who won gold in the mens sprint.

The above photos are of Chris Hoy who at London 2012 became Britain's greatest olympian overtaking the haul of gold medals won by rower Steve Redgrave.

The photo below is of Laura Trott who won two gold mdals at the London games, here she's seen in action in the womens' sprint.

 This photo is of the team pursuit and probably ranks as my favourite photo of the Olympics

 I include some photos of Victoria Pendleton whose performances captured the elation and heartbreak of the Olympics

Finally a photo of the womens team pursuit which seems to sum up effort, concentration and commitment.