Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch relay arrives in Tonga [1]
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Thursday, June 1, 2000 - 10:00. Updated on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 16:19.
From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 2, June 2000.
Paea Wolfgramm hands the 2000 Sydney Olympics torch to King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku‘alofa. 2 June 2000
The Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay arrived in Tonga on June 2, and the first carrier was Hon. Fane Tupou Vava‘u Tuita, (centre page) who began the torch relay from the Ha‘amonga ‘a Maui Triathlon in eastern Tongatapu.
Keta ‘Iongi takes part in the Olympics torch relay in Tonga. June 2000
The second carrier was Keta ‘Iongi, Tonga‘s South Pacific Games four-time gold medalist. The girl with the flower in her hair is Pualani ‘Ahokovi. Prince ‘Ahoeitu brought the torch to the Royal Palace, and finally Tonga’s Olympic silver medalist Paea Wolfgramm presented the torch to the King at the Teufaiva Stadium.
Prince ‘Aho‘eitu brings the torch into the Palace in Nuku‘alofa. 2 June 2000
Pualani ‘Ahokovi takes part in the Olympics torch relay. Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. June 2000
Hon. Fane Tupou Vava‘u Tuita begins the torch relay from the Ha‘amonga ‘a Maui in Niutoua. June 2000
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