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Pita Taufatofua: when does Tonga's topless Olympic flag bearer compete in taekwondo at Tokyo 2020?


Flag bearers Malia Paseka and Pita Taufatofua of Team Tonga
Credit: AFP
He was the star of the opening ceremony at the 2016 Olympic Games, and again two years later as a winter Olympian in PyeongChang. Now Tonga s Pita Taufatofua is back for his third Olympics, and catching the eye once more as his country s joint flag bearer in Tokyo. 
Who is Pita Taufatofua and why is he famous?
Taufatofua shot to fame five years ago. Having qualified for the sport of taekwondo, he took a rather different approach to being named flag bearer for his native Tonga, going viral when he oiled himself up and appeared at the 2016 opening ceremony wearing nothing but a taʻovala (a Tongan mat which is wrapped around the waist) and a shell necklace.  ....

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