Why Tonga's Oiled Up Flag Bearer Pita Taufatofua Won't Return for the 2022 Olympics
had entered Tonga. According to the news organization, it was detected in two port workers distributing supplies and is leading to a lockdown.
"After 2 years without a single case of covid in the community, it has now found its way into paradise," Taufatofua wrote onon Feb. 1. "But we will not be overcome by fear or panic. Our foundations were never built on land or in flesh; they were built by faith in the hearts of the people. In a place where no falling ash, rising sea or sickness can ever touch. Still together, still standing! Tonga strong.
He also remains determined to one day return to the Olympics. Taufatofua made his Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Games and went on to compete in the 2018 PyeongChang Games and 2020 Tokyo Games. "Three Olympics in a row I have been blessed with all of your kindness," he wrote in a message shared toon Feb. 1. "That last two years, competition and travel has been non-existent. Not everything is in our control. That said, I embrace both the good and the bad as part of life, and I do so with a smile. This time I will not be sharing the Beijing Olympics games with you all.
And while he said he has "another task that calls me" at the moment, he did hint that he could return to the Olympics in the future and wrote, "Paris 'we' are coming!"
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