Although the whole Rio Olympic opening ceremony a must watch event, and everything was just so perfect and eye-catching. But wait there was one thing that turned most of the heads, and stealed the whole opening ceremony, any guesses no well the answer is Tonga flag bearer, Pita Taufatofua.

Taufatofua, who represented the Polynesian county as a flag bearer during the 2016 Olympic ceremony, caught the world’s eye as he marched shirtless (and greasy) with his teammates during the procession of the nations at
Macaraña stadium.

Who is the mystery man?After his star turn on Friday, he won’t be a secret for long.

It’s Pita Nikolas Taufatofua, who qualified for the Olympics through the Oceania taekwondo qualification tournament in April. The 32-year old had fallen short in his two previous attempts to make the Olympics.

According to his official biography, he was born in Australia but chose to compete for Tonga because of his father’s heritage.  He lives and trains in Auckland, New Zealand.

Tonga, a Pacific Island (pop. 105,000), has just seven athletes competing in Rio,and most of the people in the world Don’t even know where Tonga is located on the map .well for all those here is the answer.

And this is how the twitter is reacting to the shirtless Tonga flag holder:

BREAKING: Tonga has now has a shortage of oil. Please donate. #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/8wsTkcl0cZ

— Graeme O'Neil (@GraemeONeil) August 6, 2016

Sup Tonga, come here often? pic.twitter.com/FSaflyzsoD

— BuzzFeed Canada (@BuzzFeedCanada) 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

I know @CanadianTire says We All Play FOR Canada, but is it ok if I play WITH Tonga for a bit? #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/RlfRLKNLJu

— Adam Stewart, CFRE (@RAdamStewart) August 6, 2016

Tonga is the winner of gold medal #CeremoniaDeInauguracion #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/awR4DXrc3t

— Hugo Sarmiento (@VHHS) August 6, 2016

Wait, there were other countries after #Tonga? #OpeningCeremony #OlympicGames

— Justagirl (@laurabw16) August 6, 2016

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