Suspended reality: the ins and outs of Rio's Olympic bubble
- Written by Tracy Holmes, Doctoral Student, University of Technology Sydney

Sport, we’re told, lies at the heart of what it means to be Australian. But what does this mean? The Conversation, in partnership with Griffith Review, is publishing a series of essays exploring the role and place of sport in Australian life.
Why would a country whose greatest export is a bikini wax be awarded the Olympic Games? Brazil...