Tonga
- NewsErica Rae Chong
Here's the real reason behind the Tongan flag bearer's body oil
Tonga’s flag bearer, Pita Nikolas Taufatofua, stole the limelight at the opening ceremony at the Rio Olympic Games wearing a traditional island garb and plenty of body oil. BREAKING: Tonga has now has a shortage of oil.
- NewsPeople
Your Olympic Hunk Has Arrived! Shirtless Tonga Flag Bearer Steals the Show at Opening Ceremony
Pita Taufatofua must have left his Team Tonga uniform at home... and then fell into a vat of oil on his way into the Macaraña stadium. Taufatofua, who represented the Polynesian county as a flag bearer during the 2016 Olympic ceremony, caught the world's eye as he marched shirtless (and greasy) with his teammates during the procession of the nations. The athlete, who will compete in Taekwondo at the tail end of the two-week Games, accessorized his barely-there look with only a shell necklace and