The Olympics saw Vanuatu’s Riilio Rii get thrown into the spotlight as he carried the flag during the opening ceremonies. By Ryan Gaydos Fox News. Published July 23, 2021 10:14am EDT. ...

Tonga and Vanuatu Stole the Show at Another Shirtless, Oiled Up Olympics Opening Ceremony Nature is healing. By Justin Kirkland Published: Jul 23, 2021 2:57 PM EDT ...

Pita Taufatofua of Tonga, left, and Rillio Rii, of Vanuatu, proved shirts are not an Olympic opening ceremony necessity. Getty Images. July 23, 2021, 10:42 AM EDT / Source: TODAY.

Full view. TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 23: Athletes from Vanuatu march in to the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Vanuatu, an archipelago located about 1,110 miles to the east of Australia, achieved independence from joint British-French rule in 1980. More about the Tokyo Olympics The Tokyo Olympics have come ...

Beach volleyball players Miller Pata and Linline Matauatu were training for the Rio Olympics when a Category 5 cyclone hit their Vanuatu homeland ... In Vanuatu, which is about 1,600 miles ...

Pita Taufatofua returned to the Olympics, shirtless yet again. This time, he had company as Vanuatu rower Riilio Rii was also shirtless.

The flame is lit. Keith Urban sang "Imagine" to a mostly empty stadium. The boys are all oiled up in Tokyo. That must mean that the Olympics are fully back in business. Sure, it's going to look ...

Vanuatu's Riilio Rii made sure Tonga's Pita Taufatofua had some competition this summer when it comes to being oiled and shirtless as a flagbearer. Taufatofua marched in his third straight Opening ...

The Vanuatu women's volleyball team came within a hair's breadth of qualifying for the Rio Olympics in 2016. As the Tokyo Games loom, they are on the verge once again.

Beach volleyball players Miller Pata and Linline Matauatu were training for the Rio Olympics when a Category 5 cyclone hit their Vanuatu homeland and wiped out their practice court.