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Tonga's oiled-up Olympic flag bearer has raised over $340,000 in disaster relief for the country after it faced a volcano eruption and tsunami
Olympian Pita Taufatofua is providing updates about the country's condition and missing people on h…
Madison Hall
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Oiled-up Tongan superstar Pita Taufatofua once again stole the show during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
Pita Taufatofua of Tonga became an instant superstar four years ago at the Olympics in Rio, and he'…
Tyler Lauletta
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How a Silicon Valley venture capitalist became an unlikely resource to help Tonga's Pita Taufatofua make the Winter Olympics in 12 months
In 2015, Leafa Mataele Wawryk, the secretary general of the Tongan Winter Olympics team, asked Brag…
Scott Davis
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Shirtless Tongan Pita Taufatofua finishes ahead of 4 other racers and didn't crash into a tree in his Winter Olympics debut
Better known as the "Shirtless Tongan," Taufatofua first made waves at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio…
Tyler Lauletta
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Tonga's famed oiled-up flag bearer says he passed on a chance to compete in the Olympics again to help tsunami recovery efforts
Pita Taufatofua has raised over $800,000 in relief funds to help the country to recover from last m…
Jake Epstein
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The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony featured a new, shirtless, oily flag bearer from American Samoa
Nathan Crumpton filled a role previously held by Tonga's Pita Taufatofua since the Rio Olympics in …
Scott Davis
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Naomi Osaka called lighting the Olympic flame 'greatest athletic achievement' she will ever have after she formally opened the Tokyo Games
The tennis star became the latest athlete honored with the gesture and succeeds Brazilian long-dist…
Sam Cooper
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The shirtless Tongan flag-bearer who became a sensation at the Rio Olympics nearly completed an incredible transition to cross-country skiing and the Winter Olympics
At the time of the writing of the Wall Street Journal article, Taufatofua was one race away from qu…
Scott Davis
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Several cross-country skiers waited at the finish line to congratulate the guy who came in last
At the finish line, Madrazo received a warm reception from the fans and fellow late-finishers, incl…
Tyler Lauletta
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The star of the Olympics opening ceremony was the shirtless, oily Tongan flagbearer who raised over $6,000 to train for the Olympics
According to Wall Street Journal, Taufatofua started a Generosity page to crowdsource money to "fun…
Scott Davis
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The shirtless Tongan Olympian has been offered jobs and marriage proposals since the opening ceremony
Pita Taufatofua, 32, is Tonga's first Olympic taekwondo athlete, and this is his first Olympic gam…
Caroline Praderio
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Shirtless, oily Tongan flag bearer who became an internet sensation had a great reaction to getting crushed in his only taekwondo match
After the opening ceremony, however, Taufatofua had a long wait until his first taekwondo match of …