You may remember the name Joel Hodgson. He's the boy from the Children's Home in Belize who was adopted by a Scottish couple when he was just four and went to live in England. 17 years later he moved to London - and ended up homeless, sleeping on the steps of a British police station. That's when he got a job selling magazines, and 3 years after, his positive attitude and willingness to work earned him a job at a top London law firm.
His life was on the up-and-up, and soon after he was chosen to be a torchbearer in the Olympic Torch Relay leading up to the Olympics. Hodgson is now trying to compete at the 2014 Commonwealth games as a representative for Belize. The BBC recently featured his bold attempt and inspiring struggle. You can find a link to that here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldclass/25642585
But will Joel Hodgson represent Belize at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland? Well the Belize Athletics Association President Hugh Pinnas Staine has learned that Hodgson is eager to try and qualify in some way to represent Belize. His times in the 400 meter are said to be worthy of consideration.
But even if he doesn't make the team, reports say he will be used as a team mascot for the Commonwealth Games. Later this month he will be addressing an audience of 2000 people in Westminster Abbey in front of the Queen and other Government heads as part of the Commonwealth Games launch.
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