An Olympic athlete from Tonga, who went viral for carrying his flag shirtless and slathered in coconut oil while wearing a traditional Tongan ta’ovala at the 2016 Rio and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, has created a GoFundMe to help the people affected by a massive volcanic eruption in his home country. Pita Taufatofua, who is an athlete in taekwondo and cross-country skiing, created the campaign on Saturday, the day of the most forceful eruptions. He clarified that he was safe because he had been in a training camp in Australia, but that the island was in a dire state including being entirely cover…
