Pita Taufatofua became a global sensation as Tonga’s flag bearer during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His oiled-up, bare-chested appearance, complemented ...

No one had ever heard of Tonga. We were like ... schussing towards the 2022 Winter Olympics Naturally he did the oiled shirtless thing at the opening ceremony, even though he risked hypothermia.

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony set a high bar for spectacle ... and is now trying to focus the world's attention on helping Tonga recover from a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.

The opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics promises to be an event like no other. In a first for the Games, the spectacle will not be in a stadium, instead taking place on Paris' famous River Seine.