The oiled-up Tongan flag-bearer from the 2016 ... country to recover from a recent tsunami and volcanic eruption. The small island nation of Tonga lost most of its communication with the rest ...

Rii is one of three Olympians from the small South Pacific country. He's competing in the Men’s Single Sculls. “Tonga goes viral at #Olympics. Vanuatu: 'hold my flag…,'” one person tweeted.

He said he's happy to use his fame to celebrate and raise awareness of his small country ... Paseka will be the first female Tongan athlete to carry the flag, which he says he would be ...

Pita Taufatofua, known as the "Shirtless Tongan" carrying Tonga's flag at the Olympics ... and the tsunami that followed. Several small settlements in outlying islands were wiped off the face ...

Tongan flag bearer, Pita Taufatofua ... A few things to keep in mind, according to Tukia: Tonga is a small island in the South Pacific with about 100,000 people. It’s a monarchy, ruled by ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Tonga flag bearer was back on Sunday night for the closing ceremony, and you better believe he was shirtless. Pita Nikolas Taufatofua, an athlete from the small island ...

The Tongan flag-bearer that gained viral fame after making ... Pita Taufatofua is headed to Pyeongchang, South Korea, and despite coming from a small island that would make training for Olympic ...

Pita Taufatofua, who gained fame as Tonga’s shirtless flag bearer at three consecutive Olympics ... Universality spots are given to nations that traditionally send small delegations to the Olympics.