The story of Clarence Hill is one of triumph and heartbreak — a journey that has swung between Olympic glory and life’s hardest blows. Once a national hero, Hill now faces a very different kind of fight. At 74, the Olympic boxer lost his government-provided home after being discharged from the hospital following a heart condition and dementia diagnosis. But after months of uncertainty, life is finally starting to take a turn for the better.

Not long ago, a viral video showed the 1976 Montreal Games bronze medalist — Bermuda’s first Olympic medalist — walking shirtless through the streets of Hamilton. The Ministry of Housing claimed that Hill had voluntarily forfeited his tenancy before his hospital stay, a claim that quickly sparked outrage online. For many Bermudians, seeing their only O

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