Every athlete needs to overcome adversity before becoming an Olympic champion.

But not every athlete has to overcome homelessness.

Before winning gold for Canada at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, Camryn Rogers did just that.

The world champion hammer thrower from Richmond, B.C., has opened up on the struggles she went through as a child.

At age 12-13, she didn’t have a place to call her own and was couch surfing and living with her single mom in their car. They did this for an entire year before the More Than A Roof Foundation set the family up in a new home.

Rogers is now stepping up to bring awareness to homelessness and the effect it has on families across the country.

“More Than a Roof gave us a second chance; it gave us a fighting chance. And when you realize you’ve been giv

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