The research examined spatiality of The Village during the Commonwealth Games XXI. Central to the research is the perspective of the parasport athlete. By foregrounding this perspective, new understandings of the geography of sporting spaces become possible. The integrated nature of the Games establishes The Village as a significant space to consider spatiality and disability. Ethnographic methodology was utilized. The first author, a veteran of many Paralympic Games, brought an “insider” perspective. Thematic analysis was conducted, and three themes, such as language informs space, hypervisibility of the body, and indoor versus outdoor spaces are presented as an ethnographic vignette. Inaccessible construction and hypervisibility of the body in certain spaces impacted athlete experience. The Village Pub and pools were examples of inhospitable spaces for athletes. The language of Games personnel significantly affected athlete participation in Village life.

研究调查了第21届英联邦运动会期间乡村的空间。研究的核心是滑翔运动员的观点。通过以此观点为基础，对运动空间地理学的新认识成为可能。奥运会的综合性质使该村成为考虑空间和残疾的重要空间。利用了人种学方法。第一作者是许多残奥会的资深人士，带来了“内部人士”的观点。进行了主题分析，并以人种学装饰图案的形式展示了三个主题，例如语言告知空间，人体超视性以及室内与室外空间。某些空间中人体无法进入的构造和超视力影响了运动员的体验。乡村酒吧和游泳池是运动员不宜居住的地方的例子。运动会人员的语言大大影响了运动员参与乡村生活。