{"id":75359,"date":"2026-07-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/uk\/?p=75359"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:03:14","slug":"chasing-glory-shanice-beckford-norton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/uk\/news\/chasing-glory-shanice-beckford-norton\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing Glory &#8211; Shanice Beckford-Norton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-slideshow-news-Z1xtFfb wp-block-lazyblock-slideshow-news\">\t\t<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"big-slider new-slider stretchout \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Kukri_Banner_Resize_Chasing_Glory_Shanice.jpg'); background-position: 50% 50%;\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mobile-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Kukri_Mobile_Size_Chasing_Glory_Shanice.jpg'); background-position: 50% 50%;\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-overlay\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slidecopy \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slidecopy-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShanice Beckford-Norton: Chasing Glory\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"news-date-header underline has-text-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/uk\/news\/chasing-glory-shanice-beckford-norton\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-15T08:00:00+01:00\">15\/07\/2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-10T09:03:14+01:00\">10\/07\/2026<\/time><\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For Shanice Beckford-Norton, the Commonwealth Games represent unfinished business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After helping Team England secure a medal at her first Games, the basketball star is now focused on going one step further next time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe medalled, but we fell short of gold,\u201d<\/em> she says. <em>\u201cSo having that opportunity to go and get gold is huge.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basketball has been part of Beckford-Norton\u2019s life from an early age. Inspired by her older brother, she followed him into an academy environment where the ambition to play professionally and represent England felt normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBeing surrounded by people who played for England and GB, it just felt like all the stars were aligned for me,\u201d<\/em> she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, her journey took her to the United States at just 15 years old, chasing opportunities through basketball. But while the sport opened doors, the reality of life away from home eventually caught up with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t really until college that I realised how hard it actually was,\u201d<\/em> she says. <em>\u201cThere were players just as athletic as me, stronger than me, faster than me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pressure of constantly competing eventually took its toll. Beckford-Norton admits there were moments where she questioned whether she wanted to continue with the sport at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve tried to quit three times,\u201d<\/em> she says honestly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A period during COVID, away from the structure of basketball, gave her time to reset and reconnect with herself outside of sport. Returning home to London after years abroad helped her rediscover both balance and enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBeing around family again gave me new life,\u201d <\/em>she says. <em>\u201cIt reminded me there\u2019s more to life than just being an athlete.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, with another Commonwealth Games on the horizon, Beckford-Norton approaches preparation differently. 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