Sport is a story machine. As seasons, years and careers roll by, sport constantly resets. With every refresh a new story cycle begins. We devour rivalries, the twists of an athlete’s career, the troubled relationships between managers, coaches, players, teams, supporters and even the reporters who feed us the stories.

In 2030 we’ll either be fully engaged in positive transformative adaptation or we’ll have missed the narrow window of opportunity to secure a liveable world. If we messed up, then we would be managing the effects of our crazy climate causing the collapse of our food and fresh water systems, our ecological and our social systems. My heart aches at the thought so I switch my focus.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are the pinnacle of global sports, boasting a history that dates back to 776 BC. Over the centuries, the Games have endured natural disasters, cultural shifts, and even genocidal regimes. Now, however, their future is under threat from an unprecedented challenge: the climate crisis.

Prolific artist and former amateur athlete Judith Dean has created two new paintings for the Cool Down Network and the Badvertising Campaign: ‘Own Goal’ and ‘Finish Line'.

Before the beginning of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, multiple athletes have come forward to warn that extreme heat poses risks to their lives at the latest Olympic Games.