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Pita Taufatofua, The Oiled-Up Flag Bearer from Tonga, Returns & Twitter is Thrilled

Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter July 23rd

Pita Taufatofua, the shirtless, oiled-up flag bearer from Tonga, has made his triumphant return during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.

Taufatofua, who first captured the world’s attention at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be competing in the Taekwondo tournament. He also appeared shirtless and oily as the flag bearer for Tonga during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, despite the literally freezing temperatures.

His presence is proof that in a world so divided, at least we all can agree on this: Some heroes don’t wear capes; sometimes, they wear so much baby oil it would make an ’80s Hulk Hogan blush.

As expected, Taufatofua’s appearance was met with glorious fanfare on Twitter. Here are some of the best reactions.

All of the Events of the 2021 Summer Games

  • Archery

    Taking place July 23-31.

  • Artistic Swimming

    Taking place August 2-4 and 6-7.

  • Badminton

    Taking place July 24-August 2.

  • Baseball

    Taking place July 28-August 7.

  • Basketball

    Taking place July 25-August 8.

  • Basketball 3×3

    Taking place July 24-28.

  • Beach Volleyball

    Taking place July 24-August 7.

  • Boxing

    Taking place July 24-August 1 and August 3-8.

  • Canoe/Kayak

    Taking place July 25-30 and August 2-7.

  • Cycling – Road – Olympics: Day 1

    Taking place July 24-August 8.

  • Diving

    Taking place July 25-28 and July 30-August 7.

  • Equestrian

    Taking place July 24-25, 27-28, July 30-August 4 and August 6-7.

  • Fencing

    Taking place July 24-August 1.

  • Field Hockey

    Taking place July 24-August 6.

  • Golf

    Taking place July 29-August 1 and August 4-7.

  • Gymastics

    Taking place July 24-29 and August 1-3.

  • Handball

    Taking place July 24-August 8.

  • Judo

    Taking place July 24-31.

  • Karate

    Taking place August 5-7.

  • Modern Pentathlon (Comprised of fencing, 200m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a final combined event of pistol shooting and a 3200m cross-country run.)

    Taking place August 5-7.

  • Rhythmic Gymnastics

    Taking place August 6-8.

  • Rowing

    Taking place July 23-30.

  • Rugby

    Taking place July 26-31.

  • Sailing

    Taking place July 25-August 4.

  • Shooting

    Taking place July 24-27 and July 29-August 2..

  • Skateboarding

    Taking place July 25-26 and August 4-5.

  • Soccer

    Taking place July 21-22, 24-25, 27-28, 30-31, August 2-3 and 5-7.

  • Softball

    Taking place July 21-22 and 24-27.

  • Sport Climbing

    Taking place August 3-6.

  • Surfing

    Taking place July 25-28.

  • Swimming

    Taking place July 24-August 1.

  • Table Tennis

    Taking place July 24-30 and August 1-6.

  • Taekwondo

    Taking place July 24-27.

  • Tennis

    Taking place July 24-August 1.

  • Track & Field

    Taking place July 30-August 8.

  • Trampoline

    Taking place July 30-31.

  • Triathlon

    Taking place July 26-27 and 31.

  • Volleyball

    Taking place July 24-August 8.

  • Water Polo

    Taking place July 24-August 8.

  • Weightlifting

    Taking place July 24-28 and July 31-August 4.

  • Wrestling

    Taking place August 1-7.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice.
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