Friday, 4 February 2022

Tongan flag bearer Pita Taufatofua is skipping the Games to focus on volcano relief

Pita Taufatofua makes an entrance during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Taufatofua competed in taekwondo and cross-country skiing, but he

Taufatofua made headlines as Tonga's bare-chested, oiled-up flag bearer at the last three opening ceremonies. He's missing the 2022 Games to help his country recover from January's deadly tsunami.

(Image credit: Petr David Josek/AP)



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