Weightlifter Cyrille Tchatchet II has overcome the odds to make it Tokyo where he will compete as the only UK-based athlete on the Olympic Refugee Team. Cyrille Tchatchet II wants his participation in the Tokyo Olympics to give hope to refugees and displaced communities across the world. Cyrille Tchatchet II competes at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth GamesThings were about to take a turn for the worse, and before long, Tchatchet II was sleeping rough in the English seaside town of Brighton. Cyrille Tchatchet II has since studied for a degree in EnglandIt left him on the brink, but Tchatchet II was handed a reprieve. "I'm a mental health nurse and I work in a community mental health team," he proudly says.

Source: Sky sports July 23, 2021 05:25 UTC