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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...