She lost both legs from the knee down as a result of sitting just three feet away from suicide bomber Shehzad Tanweer on a Circle Line train on the London Underground that she boarded due to the fact that she was running slightly late.

Wright, who the day before the attacks was celebrating London winning the bid for the 2012 Games by jumping up and down with colleagues, was one the last to be freed from the train wreckage and was in a critical condition when she headed for hospital.

She had to be revived five times on the operating table and lost 90 per cent of her blood.

But five years on, the 37-year-old has courageously rebuilt her life in dramatic fashion.

Wright quickly learnt to walk on prosthetic legs following the accident, married her long-time boyfriend Nick, who works as a photographer, and last year gave birth to baby boy Oscar.

But it was actually in 2008 that Wright’s life, not for the first time, took a completely unexpected turn because that is the year she attended a talent identification day in Stoke Mandeville where she was given the chance to try-out various different Paralympic sports.

It was there that she discovered that she was particularly good at sitting volleyball.

Wright was so good in fact, that she was recently selected as part of the Britain women’s squad for the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships which start next Sunday (July 11) at the University of Central Oklahoma in the United States. 

The team actually leave for America today and Wright admits that she has even shocked herself with her decision to fly on the anniversary of the attacks.

Wright told insideworldparasport: "I can’t believe I’m flying out on July 7 as it’s such a significant day in my life.

"Usually I hide away from travelling but today I’m doing something so positive it’s like I have gone a full circle."

The World Championships are no doubt a significant step for the team towards the London 2012 Paralympics and the inspirational Wright said that to compete at the Games in her new sport would mean the world to her and prove just how far she has come since the attacks.

She said: "I would love, absolutely love, to be part of the Paralympics in 2012.

“I mean, if you had said that to me five years ago, I would have thought that you were absolutely mad.

"But to go back to London, where I was born, and to do something so positive after I left on such a negative, would be absolutely amazing."

It appears that the chances of Wright (pictured wearing number seven) making an appearance at the 2012 Paralympics are strong as Matt Rogers, Great Britain Sitting Volleyball team leader, revealed that she is progressing nicely towards the Games.

Rogers told insideworldparasport: "Martine is making good progress along with all of our other players towards London 2012 Paralympics. 

"The Great Britain women’s programme was only established in November 2009 and we believe if the team continues to improve then we can certainly make an impression over the next two years.

"Martine came to a talent identification day that we ran with the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation and has been training with us at our National Training Centre in Kettering and at Roehampton University - coincidentally located across the road from St Mary’s Hospital where she learnt to walk again - ever since.

"She is a delight to work with and has a very positive outlook on everything that she faces. 

"At present she is a core member of the group and we hope she remains but we are always looking for new players for our sport and will do until we confirm the squad for London which will be well into 2012 itself."

John Bestebroer, Britain's head coach, added: "Martine has improved greatly since she started playing back in 2009.

"She has shown great commitment to the programme we have set-up and has always been a great advocate for our sport and the Great Britain teams. 

"This World Championships comes at a time when the teams are making big strides and will provide a perfect opportunity for them to see international sitting volleyball and compete against the very best. 

"We have a long way to go but if we can continue to recruit and improve at our current rate then I am very hopeful for London 2012 Paralympics."

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