There was no well-oiled Pita Taufatofua at the Olympic closing ceremony last night, but it seems he has set a trend as three shirtless Samoan athletes showed up for the final athletes parade at Tokyo 2020.
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Results for Tokyo Olympics
Monday 9 August 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 3 August 2021
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Tokyo, Japan
Kuinini Manumu’a, Tonga’s first female Olympic weightlifter finished in eighth place last night in the +87kg category event at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Tuesday 3 August 2021
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Tokyo, Japan
New Zealand’s Dame Valerie Adams, who is of Tongan heritage, won a bronze medal in Shot Put at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, August 1.
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Monday 2 August 2021
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Tokyo, Japan
Tongan sprinter, Ronald Fotofili finished in eighth place in the 100m preliminary heat 2, at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, 31 July. Ronald said today he was happy competing in the 100m, his first time for him to go to the Olympics and compete with the world’s best athletes. By Eleanor Gee.
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Monday 2 August 2021
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Tokyo, Japan
Tongan swimmer Noelani Day (18) finished seventh in the 50m freestyle, heat 4, on Friday, 30 July, with a time of 29.06 at the Tokyo Olympics. She plans to continue swimming and has her eyes on the Paris Olympics in 2024. By Eleanor Gee
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Thursday 29 July 2021
Tokyo, Japan
Olympics.com reporting: Fiji sealed an emotional second consecutive Olympic gold medal with a 27-12 win over World Cup champions New Zealand at Tokyo Stadium.
Wednesday 28 July 2021
Tokyo, Japan
New York Times reporting: Simone Biles’s withdrawal was a stunning turnabout for the Americans, who had dominated the gymnastics team events in Tokyo, and it came hours after another superstar athlete, Naomi Osaka, was upset in the third round of the women’s singles tennis tournament by a player with a far lower ranking. Both athletes came into the Olympics, expected to bring home gold medals and to fulfil the obligations of a global celebrity, then buckling under the high demands of the Olympic stage. But Biles, Osaka and others in their generation have been vocal about putting their mental health first.
Wednesday 28 July 2021
Tokyo, Japan
Pita Taufatofua (37) was defeated by World Champion, Vladislav Larin (25) in his first Olympic match yesterday in the 80+kg division, going down 24 - 3, in Tokyo last night. “Today wasn’t my day team. Blocked some solid kicks with my face, still standing, still pushing forward...with a smile,” he said.
Saturday 24 July 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's internet sensation Pita Taufatofua @pitaTofua today congratulated Tonga's flag bearer Malia Paseka. “So proud to walk along side our first ever female taekwondo Olympian!” he tweeted this morning after the opening ceremony of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, amid a tweet storm of appreciation for his much anticipated shirtless appearance in the Olympic athletes parade.
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Thursday 22 July 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s world famous Olympic flag bearer, Pita Taufatofua, who joins Team Tonga, competing in Taekwondo in Tokyo 2020, is hoping for an Olympic miracle. He is aiming for another spot in sprint kayaking at the games, that would make him the first person to compete at three consecutive Olympics in three different sports.
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Tuesday 20 July 2021
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Team Tonga swimmer, Amini Fonua (31), is looking forward to a memorable third Olympic Games in Tokyo. He has represented Tonga at three consecutive summer games. He is set to compete in the 100m breaststroke event on 24 July. By Eleanor Gee
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Tokyo, Japan
New York Times reporting: The opening ceremony is Friday and the first competitions are Wednesday. But organizers of the Tokyo Olympics, delayed one year by the pandemic, are struggling to manage public anxiety about the Games after a cluster of coronavirus cases that threaten to overshadow the festivities. As about 20,000 athletes, coaches, referees and other officials have poured into Japan in recent days, more than two dozen of them have tested positive for the virus, including three cases within the Olympic Village.
Saturday 17 July 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Oceania gold-medalist Malia Paseka will make Tongan history as our first female Taekwondo Olympian when she takes part in the Tokyo Olympics later this month. She will be one of Tonga's flagbearers.
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Tuesday 13 July 2021
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ronald Fotofili can’t wait to get to the Tokyo Olympics this month to compete against the best 100m sprinters in the world. By Eleanor Gee.
Monday 10 May 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Athletes and officials are still waiting for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and sporting International Federations (IF) to decide how many spots will be allowed for athletes to represent Tonga in their respective sports at the Tokyo Olympic Games, to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021. Takitoa Taumoepeau said Team Tonga is looking at around 8-9 Athletes with 12 Officials. By Eleanor Gee.
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Thursday 1 April 2021
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Auckland, New Zealand
Tonga’s sevens team will take part in a sevens invitational tournament, Takiwhitu Tūturu, next weekend, April 9 and 10, at Hataitai Park in Wellington to help with Olympic preparations.
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