Linford Christie by Alistair Morrison 1996, © Alistair Morrison, National Portrait Gallery.

4 July to 30 August – Fresh from the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Athletes and Olympians exhibitions promises county art lovers a real summer treat.

Coming direct from the National Portrait Gallery in London – for its first showing outside the capital, no less – the Athletes and Olympians exhibition at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum will be celebrating sporting heroes and heroines of the last 100 years in their true glory.

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