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The Tongan athlete who broke the internet

Newsday

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During the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games on Friday night, the flag bearer of the South Pacific nation of Tonga, Pita Nikolas Taukatofua, caught everyone's attention and triggered a frenzy on the internet. And he's been talking to Ben James who asked him if he'd been surprised by the reaction to his appearance. (Picture - Pita Nikolas Aufatofua of Tonga carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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