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Hockey Team GB Olympic bronze medal winners 'to marry' | Hockey Team GB Olympic bronze medal winners 'to marry' |
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Two hockey players who contributed to a Great Britain team bronze in the London 2012 Olympics are to "marry" in a civil partnership ceremony. | Two hockey players who contributed to a Great Britain team bronze in the London 2012 Olympics are to "marry" in a civil partnership ceremony. |
Kate Walsh, who was the captain of GB's women's hockey team, has been with midfielder Helen Richardson for five years. | Kate Walsh, who was the captain of GB's women's hockey team, has been with midfielder Helen Richardson for five years. |
The pair live in Reading and play for the town's hockey club. | The pair live in Reading and play for the town's hockey club. |
"We've been together for five years and we decided we were going to get married," said Ms Walsh. | "We've been together for five years and we decided we were going to get married," said Ms Walsh. |
The couple have been engaged since January and will undergo a civil partnership in Henley on 14 September. | The couple have been engaged since January and will undergo a civil partnership in Henley on 14 September. |
Speaking about playing hockey alongside her partner, she said the two "spur each other on". | Speaking about playing hockey alongside her partner, she said the two "spur each other on". |
Hockey sticks | Hockey sticks |
"We put our hockey heads on when we're at hockey and then when we get away we're Helen and Kate, the couple," she said. | "We put our hockey heads on when we're at hockey and then when we get away we're Helen and Kate, the couple," she said. |
Their entire hockey training squad are invited to the wedding, although Ms Walsh said she would rather not have a "cheesy" guard of honour with hockey sticks. | Their entire hockey training squad are invited to the wedding, although Ms Walsh said she would rather not have a "cheesy" guard of honour with hockey sticks. |
"You can guarantee that some of those girls will bring their hockey sticks," she said. | "You can guarantee that some of those girls will bring their hockey sticks," she said. |
Last September, rowers Natasha Page and Sam Townsend, also from Reading, got married at an event attended by fellow Olympians. | |
Page was part of the women's eight who finished fifth at London 2012, while Townsend was also fifth as part of the men's double scull. | |
Guests included gold medallist Alex Gregory, 28, who won in the coxless four. | Guests included gold medallist Alex Gregory, 28, who won in the coxless four. |
Civil partnership is a legal relationship exclusively for same-sex couples, distinct from marriage. | Civil partnership is a legal relationship exclusively for same-sex couples, distinct from marriage. |
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