I embarked on this thesis the October before the London 2012 Paralympic Games,
subsequently my research journey has forged its way through the 'build up'and 'come
down'of one of the most significant sporting events in English sporting history. Indeed, this
year has seen the coming and going of the Sochi 2014 winter Paralympic games; it is a
'rich'moment for the image, perception and wider social understandings of disabled people,
disability sport and, consequently, the athletes that compete at these and similar 'high …