Tongan Pita Taufatofua, who set social media ablaze when he went shirtless during the opening and closing ceremonies in the past two Olympics, is aiming to qualify for the 2020 Games in Tokyo in two sports. rorydcarroll
- Tongan Pita Taufatofua, who set social media ablaze when he went shirtless during the opening and closing ceremonies in the past two Olympics, on Wednesday said he is aiming to qualify for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo in two sports.
“Taekwondo is my first love. You never forget your first love,” he told Reuters at a training session in New York. “We’re trying to do two sports in one Olympics.” Taufatofua says his interest in kayaking comes from the canoeing and paddling traditions of his Tongan ancestors. The image of Taufatofua — oiled up, shirtless and wearing a traditional Tongan ta’ovala at the head of the country’s tiny delegation at Rio’s Maracana stadium in 2016 — went viral online.
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