The chiseled youth who was the face of Tonga in the Rio Olympics 2016, became an instant Twitter sensation after he walked down as part of the Parade of Nations.
When Pita Toufatofua, the Australian athlete, who was Tonga’s flagbearer, walked in the parade glistening and slick with oil, he instantly greased his way into the hearts of hundreds of women.
Bringing baby oil back! #Tonga flag bearer Pita Taufatofua sends social media into meltdown 💪💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/0ikaZeNSwZ #OpeningCeremony
— RMadridScored (@RMadridScored) August 6, 2016
Pita will be seen competing in Taekwondo.
While the glistening youth enthralled audiences and drew loud cheers from the gathered crowds, he quickly became a Twitter trend, and the highlight of the ceremony. Here’s the best of Toga-tweets from Twitter:
OMG THE TONGA FLAG BEARER!!! pic.twitter.com/nxaR9bUkR1
— bluekd (@bluekd07) August 6, 2016
Going out on a limb and predicting the Tonga flag-bearer might be the break-out star of the athlete parade #OpeningCeremony #Rio2016
— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) August 6, 2016
Oh my. The flag bearer from #Tonga just won gold in Olympics Opening Ceremony entrances. #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/Laomoge6oH
— BLEEP Magazine (@BLEEPmag) August 6, 2016
Fun fact: The Tonga flag bearer is the reason why they’ve allocated 42 condoms per athlete #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/EyO3eCgm6b
— Adam Stewart, CFRE (@RAdamStewart) August 6, 2016
Turkey seems awfully . . . clothed, coming after Tonga and all. #OpeningCeremony
— sonia Q. verma (@sQverma) August 6, 2016
Oh I see. Everyone’s flipping out for Tonga’s flag bearer but I walk into Sizzler ONE TIME shirtless & covered in oil and they call the cops
— Jeff Zentner (@jeffzentner) August 6, 2016
So, that’s where my oil went. The Tonga flag bearer has drenched his body in it. #OpeningCeremony
— Ian Davis (@Dark_Blitz_2) August 6, 2016
Tonga’s flag bearer just got every woman in South America pregnant #OpeningCeremony
— Dale Roots (@dale_roots) August 6, 2016
Behind the scenes footage of #Tonga getting ready to carry the flag at #Rio2016 …. pic.twitter.com/ujS11fb4Fa
— Giovanni Sardo (@GioSardoMTL) August 6, 2016
As long as the Tonga flag bearer is kept away from the @OlympicFlame he should be ok.🙈🔥#OiledUp #Tonga #Olympics pic.twitter.com/NTR1TTWh3O
— Chris Scott (@ChrisScottSnaps) August 6, 2016
And here is a Facebook Tonga-post to end it with elan:
Well at least the slick Pita put Tonga firmly back on the world map, more importantly, on the social media map.
(Feature Image Source: Twitter/@EW)
