Fans changed “Tonga, Tonga” during his first-round taekwondo match on Saturday — and he was swarmed by TV crews and journalists afterwards, despite a 16-1 loss to Sajjad Mardani of Iran. “How the hell does the crowd know where Tonga is?” Taufatofua asked later. It is about bringing people who don’t know each other, with different culture, different religions and views together and having people understand that there is more to sports than just winning.”Really? I don’t know what they are even. I can't, I don't, I mean are there… pic.twitter.com/Wwhf7woIkm — pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) August 21, 2016bwake@postmedia.com, with files from the Olympic News Service

Source: National Post August 21, 2016 16:07 UTC