Murals of sportspeople such as Kadeena Cox and Doris Storey have just been finished in different areas across the city.
The artwork can be found in several different areas, including Chapeltown and Seacroft, as well as others more central to the city.
Kadeena Cox, the decorated Paralympian who has five gold medals across athletics and cycling, is on display at The Reginald Centre in Chapeltown.
Source: George Jenkins | All Rights ReservedThe artwork was completed by Hyro Graff, with support from Kadeena herself, her family and members of the Chapeltown community.
Leeds Caribbean Cricket Club has expressed its pride at its mural, which has been produced at Kirkgate Market.
The club has been a staple in Leeds since it was founded in 1948, and prides itself on being a community club open to all.
Claude Davis, a director at the club, said: “We are really proud to be able to go out to Kirkgate Market and see that.
“It’s so exciting to have something like this done for the cricket club, and we are very thankful for the work Jioni Warner did- she listened to us carefully and put all our ideas into the painting.”
Jioni Warner, the artist behind the Caribbean Cricket Club piece, has a close relationship with the club, as her late father played there and loved cricket.
She said: “The mural was completed recently, with it taking four weeks of painting pretty much every day.
“I worked closely with the cricket club, and this helped to visualize ideas and how it would be designed.
“I would go back to the club every week to get feedback and more ideas; there were three different drafts before I got the okay from everyone.”
Melody Mural produced work based on skateboarding at Leeds Dock.
Source: George Jenkins | All Rights ReservedWith help from skateboarders across two consultation sessions, the piece shows the different hot spots for skating across the city.
Doris Storey, who is known for setting a world record in the 220-yard breaststroke and winning two gold medals in 1938, has been honoured with a mural in Seacroft, where she was born.
It’s not the only tribute to her in Seacroft, though, with a five-story building also being named after her.
The Northern School of Contemporary Dance has also had a mural finished in its name, completed by Herfa Thompson.
The scheme, which has been run by Leeds Museums and Galleries, is part of the On the Pitch, Off the Pitch project, with the help of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
A grant of £210,665, provided by the National Lottery, has funded the project and allowed these works to go on.
These sporting murals join several others that have been erected all over Leeds in the past few years, adding colour to the city whilst giving plaudits to some of its legends.
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