1st Edition

Olympic Outliers Brisbane 2032 and the Future of the Olympic Games

By Peter English Copyright 2026
126 Pages
by Routledge

126 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the significance of the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics, taking place in 2032, in the context of the history and future of the Olympic Movement. As an outlier host, Brisbane is an experiment towards a new Olympic and Paralympic future. In an era of rising costs, the Brisbane Games represent a significant shift away from megacities towards a more sustainable future for the... Read more

1 The Shift to a New Olympic Future

2 Legacy Issues and Brisbane 2032

3 Media Reporting on Outliers

4 Outliers versus the Mainstream

Biography

Peter English is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He is a leading international sports journalism scholar and researcher of sports media, journalism research and journalism education. He is the author of Australian Sports Journalism (Routledge, 2021) and has published more than forty journal articles and six book chapters in international and domestic publications. Dr English has been Vice-President of the Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia since 2019 and is Co-editor of Australian Journalism Review. A former professional journalist, he has worked for news organisations such as ESPNCricinfo, The Guardian and Wisden across more than two decades.