{"id":75367,"date":"2026-07-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/uk\/?p=75367"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:01:10","slug":"chasing-glory-nathan-maguire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kukrisports.com\/uk\/news\/chasing-glory-nathan-maguire\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing Glory &#8211; Nathan Maguire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-slideshow-news-Z1cP40s 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\/Chasing-Glory-Nathan-Desk-1.png'); 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_Nathan.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\tNathan Maguire: 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-nathan-maguire\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-14T08:00:00+01:00\">14\/07\/2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-10T09:01:10+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 Nathan Maguire, Team England wheelchair racer, the Commonwealth Games are about much more than medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They represent family, resilience and the journey that began when sport helped him rebuild his life after acquiring a disability at the age of eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI started sport five days after I came out of hospital,\u201d<\/em> Maguire explains. <em>\u201cMy parents were really proactive. They just wanted me to get back to being a normal eight-year-old again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, he had never even heard of the Paralympics. That quickly changed after meeting his first basketball coach, a Paralympic champion who introduced him to what was possible through Para-sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOn the 5th of January 2006, I said to my dad, \u2018I\u2019m going to be a Paralympian one day.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That ambition eventually led him from wheelchair basketball into wheelchair racing, where he has gone on to compete at the highest level. Now, with another Commonwealth Games approaching, Maguire is preparing for what will be his third appearance for Team England \u2014 and his first as defending champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cPutting this England kit on is always really exciting,\u201d<\/em> he says. <em>\u201cBut this is the first time I\u2019m going into a championships trying to defend a medal, so that adds a little bit of pressure.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The build-up to the Games has not been straightforward. Maguire is currently recovering from the first major injury of his career \u2014 a broken rib \u2014 forcing him away from regular training and competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe hardest part has probably been the loss of identity,\u201d<\/em> he admits. <em>\u201cNot going to the track every day, not seeing everybody.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even through setbacks, the support around him continues to drive him forward. His wife Hannah, also a wheelchair racer and Official Kukri Sports Ambassador, along with family, coaches and teammates all play a huge role in keeping him motivated during the long road back to fitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI thrive on that environment of being surrounded by a team,\u201d<\/em> he says. <em>\u201cMy family come everywhere with me to watch. I\u2019m never just doing it for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That sense of purpose also shapes how Maguire views Para-sport more broadly. 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