Olympics 2012 in art: Olafur Eliasson’s swirling light show for the Games

Continuing our series of exclusive artworks in response to the Games, Olafur Eliasson – famous for bringing the sun into the Tate Turbine Hall – gets to work with a torch to pay tribute to the speed and dynamism of Olympians. ‘Light generates action: it is an energy transmitter and as physical as anything you will see in the Games,’ says Eliasson

The Races at Longchamps by Edouard Manet, 1867 is the first in our 10 best sporting artworks, here’s a link to the rest of the list.

Tracey Emin’s London tube map created for people visiting the captial during the Olympic summer, draws a natural connection.