In the months leading up to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Roald Bradstock a.k.a. "The Olympic Picasso" has been featured in multiple art magazines and in a new "Sport in Art" history book along with other notable artworld heavy weights such as Rembrandt, Rodin, Renoir, Manet, Hockney, Warhol, Banksy to name just a few. He is also mentioned in a new Olympic history book on Pierre de Coubertin, written by his great, great, grandniece Diane De Coubertin. In each publication he is referenced as the "Olympic Picasso".
This led to CNN to send a film/news crew to Bradstock's art studio for a sit-down interview with CNN News Anchor and sports journalist Don Ridell. This interview first aired on July 25th, on CNN International 2024.