TO HAVE AND TO GOLD
Daily Mirror UK|August 23, 2024
GB track stars flying off to the city of love on medal mission before heading home to wed.
ALAN SMITH
TO HAVE AND TO GOLD

THE first time Nathan Maguire met his soonto-be wife, he asked for an autograph before throwing it in the bin.

Retelling the story brings a smile to Hannah Cockroft's face as ParalympicGB's golden couple prepare for a dizzying few weeks.

Not long after becoming a star of London 2012, Cockroft was the big-name guest at a youth-talent event to which Maguire was invited.

Little did they know that, a few years later, when Maguire joined the British set-up for Rio 2016, they would form a friendship that quickly blossomed into lifelong commitment "She was there to give an inspiring speech," Maguire, 27, recalls, just a hint of sarcasm in his voice. "I was one of the 20 lucky ones selected to meet her and I EAT got her to sign my accreditation pass.

This story is from the August 23, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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