Olied Up Tongan Flag-Bearer Wins All The Medals At Rio Opening Ceremonies

Pita Taufatofua is the first Tongan to compete in taekwondo.
From: NewNowNext

The Opening Ceremonies last night at Rio were a colorful parade of international glory.


But one flag bearer sent everyone running for a map: Pita Taufatofua of Tonga, who competes in taekwondo, was looking mighty fine in his traditional native costume.





Taufatofua, 32, walked into Maracanã Stadium shirtless and completely covered in baby oil.





Taufatofua was born in Australia but wanted to compete for his father’s homeland—he’s the first athlete from Tonga to qualify to the Olympics in Taekwondo.

His trip to Rio was self-funded with a Kickstarter campaign that raise $6,200 dollars in four months.

We suggest a wall calendar for 2020.




Thankfully, this Olympic hottie is generous on Instagram.

No Taekwondo training today only posing practice and a cardio run! Haha add me on snapchat @pitasii #taekwondo #calisthenics #yoga #hapkido #snapchat #muaythai #mma #ufc #man with no #fashion #zoolander #model practice! Might stick to #martialarts #gym #training #exercise

A photo posted by Pita Taufatofua (@pita_tofua) on Feb 10, 2016 at 3:53pm PST

Giving Sonny Bill some tips ! :) #OlympicSevensWillBeAwesome! #Taekwondo #calisthenics #yoga #motivate #inspire #rugby #sevens #olympics #rock #rio2016 #man #boxing #mma

A photo posted by Pita Taufatofua (@pita_tofua) on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:49pm PDT

Thank you Auckland for all the support, our fundraiser was a great success! These brave, gorgeous girls braved the cold to put on a traditional dance for me.. Blessed! #muchLove Thank you @coconutwireless_mez for all the help and the amazing Nz committee #mma #ufc #olympian #karate #newzealand #brazil #brisbane #tonga #training #athlete #calisthenics #man #tradition #dance #friends #family #rio2016 @master_olympic

A photo posted by Pita Taufatofua (@pita_tofua) on Jul 16, 2016 at 11:03pm PDT

One of the best parts of this training camp was that we got the privilege to leave a little part of Tonga and the Pacific in Thailand by planting a tree at the world class Sabai Sabai training resort ! #TakingTongaAndThePacificToTheWorld #poweredbyFaith #FueledbyREFLEX #StrengthbyBodyBuzz #kicksbyTansGC #taekwondo #gym #calisthenics #kicks #thailand #chiangmai #mma #ufc #nature #holiday #resort #tonga #pacific #brisbane #inspire #motivate #karate #trees #man #bjj #training #rio2016 #brazil #athlete

A photo posted by Pita Taufatofua (@pita_tofua) on Jul 4, 2016 at 7:12pm PDT

Mid night recovery after a tough session thanks to the new spa generously donated by the Sydney Famili! For every hour of training I do an equivalent hour or more of recovery! @tanscurrumbin #PoweredByFaith #FueledByReflex #StrengthBYBodyBuzz #KicksByTansCurrumbin .............................. #taekwondo #hapkido #karate #mma #ufc #athlete #man #spa #nature #rio2016 #calisthenics #yoga #training #gym #rehabilitation #flexibility #tonga #australia #brisbane #MyInstituteOfSport

A photo posted by Pita Taufatofua (@pita_tofua) on May 30, 2016 at 6:17pm PDT

Everyone is concerned about improving strengths. As priority I prefer finding and removing weaknesses! There is nothing glamorous about 2 hrs a day of flexibility training in a garage. #doWhatNeedsToBeDone #PoweredbyREFLEX #martialarts #taekwondo #tonga #rio2016 #yoga #meditation #calisthenics #karate #mma #ufc #gym #athlete #training #man #bjj #olympian #ninja #hapkido #brisbane #korea #flexibility

A photo posted by Pita Taufatofua (@pita_tofua) on May 17, 2016 at 3:13pm PDT

Tongan .. #spearfishing in #Tofua #haapai #tonga ! Never seen soo many #sharks ! #fishing #fisherman #sports #nature #wilderness #tongan #pacificocean #ancestors . Coconut #man #model #justneedabeard

A photo posted by Pita Taufatofua (@pita_tofua) on Sep 4, 2015 at 5:29pm PDT