With the World Athletic Championships happening in Tokyo this week, and Canadian athletes picking up three gold medals so far, athletics is one of the hottest sports right now.

But while Canadians are celebrating their athletes's achievements, in the background there is a story of unrequited success.

Twenty-one-year-old hurdler Tamarri Lindo is a health studies student at York University and a member of its successful athletics team. Lindo is a star on the rise who recently won a gold medal in the 4x100-metre relay and a silver medal in 110m hurdles at the Canada Games in August.

He's a pivotal part of youth athletics in this country. The place he considers home. But he and his family are in a desperate fight to stay here.

The Lindo family is originally from Jamaica, but fled to Canada

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