Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua -- the bare-chested flag-bearer who became an online sensation at both the Rio and Pyeongchang Olympics -- plans to break out the baby oil once again and compete at the Tokyo Games in 2020. After traveling to Brazil as a taekwondo fighter and South Korea as a cross-country skier, Taufatofua is aiming to paddle his way to the Tokyo Olympics as a kayaker. "I'm trying to be the first person in the modern Olympics to do three unrelated sports," said the 35-year-old, who will also attempt to compete again in taekwondo in Japan. "You'll have indoor sports, winter with the cross country skiing and water," he told AFP. "I grew up in a kayak on the o...
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