article_snippet: Athlete Jimmy Thoronka, who went missing after Glasgow's Commonwealth Games last summer, is now applying for asylum in the UK after Jimmy Thoronka was found sleeping rough on the streets of London.
article_snippet: Jimmy Thoronka, carrying the Commonwealth baton in Sierra Leone, has applied for asylum in Great Britian .
article_snippet: Thoronka, who said that his wanted to claim asylum in the UK so his could fulfill his dream of becoming a top athlete, now faces deportation.
article_snippet: Mr Thoronka visa expired last September and after a brief stint with friends, Mr Thoronka has been sleeping on the streets in parks and on buses ever since.
article_snippet: Mr Thoronka today told the BBC's Sarah Montague that Mr Thoronka wanted to claim asylum in the UK so Mr Thoronka could fulfill Mr Thoronka dream of becoming a top athlete.  
highlights_snippet: Jimmy Thoronka remained in Britain after the 2014 Commonwealth Games .
  
highlights_snippet: Jimmy Thoronka has since claimed asylum and is in Home Office accommodation .
  
highlights_snippet: Jimmy Thoronka cause .