Every four years there is one shot at the Olympics with a qualifying tournament. “I have to be number one in Oceania to qualify for Tonga.” In 2008 he went to the qualifier in New Caledonia ...

Kitefoiler J.J. Rice, who was set to represent Tonga in the 2024 Paris Olympics, has died in a diving accident. Rice was just 18 years old. Rice's father, Darren Rice, confirmed news of his son's ...

will not see him on Friday at the Opening Ceremony at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Taufatofua, who competed in both taekwondo and cross-country skiing, will instead focus on helping Tonga recover from a ...

United States-born kitefoiler J.J. Rice, who was to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, has died in a diving accident. He was 18. Video above: Remembering those we've lost in 2024 Rice's father ...

Pita Taufatofua, otherwise known simply as the 'Shirtless Tongan' by many after serving as Tonga's flagbearer at the Rio Olympics, led Tonga during the Parade of Nations once again for the Tokyo ...

Tonga's famed flag bearer, who has represented the tiny pacific nation for the last three Olympics, said he passed on a chance to compete in Beijing to help his home country recover from last ...

Tonga: Olympic athlete Pita Taufatofua says many Tongans can't reach family members on islandTonga: Olympic athlete Pita Taufatofua says many Tongans can't reach family members on island ...

Tonga’s flag-bearer caused a huge splash during ... Read the full story here The 2016 Olympic Games run from Aug. 5 through Aug. 21 in Rio de Janeiro. Throughout, we will be chronicling the ...

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