Tonga's Olympics flag-bearer becomes Tonga's
own flag-bearer
Posted By: PageTurner, 1/19/2022 6:38:04 AM
Tonga is not a well-known country. So when the tiny Pacific paradise was slammed by a monster volcano and tsunami last week and went dark for days, it took awhile for the event to make it to the news here. Yet it almost seems like a gift from heaven that the battered tiny kingdom .. had just the man with the global standing to help his country recover. Who could forget this guy, the Tongan Olympic standardbearer, Pita Taufatofua, with his preternaturally good looks, and rather spectacular physique, who turned heads around the world with that shirtless national costume for the last three Olympic games, putting his country on the map.
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Tonga is not a well-known country. So when the tiny Pacific paradise was slammed by a monster volcano and tsunami last week and went dark for days, it took awhile for the event to make it to the news here.
Yet it almost seems like a gift from heaven that the battered tiny kingdom .. had just the man with the global standing to help his country recover.
Who could forget this guy, the Tongan Olympic standardbearer, Pita Taufatofua, with his preternaturally good looks, and rather spectacular physique, who turned heads around the world with that shirtless national costume for the last three Olympic games, putting his country on the map.
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Remember THAT guy? He's got more important things to do than the Olympics, and he's perfect for the role.