Tonga may have just the six athletes competing at the Olympics in Tokyo but that didn't stop them stealing the show in the Opening Ceremony.
Pita Taufatofua - shirtless, ripped and apparently saturated in baby oil - set social media ablaze as he waved his country's flag and led the team out into the Japan National Stadium.
The 37-year-old, who will be competing in the taekwondo in Tokyo, is taking part in his third Olympics.
Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua has once again caused a sensation after leading out his nation's athletes at the Olympic Opening Ceremony while shirtless and smothered in baby oil
The 37-year-old taekwondo fighter went viral as he emerged as Tonga's flag bearer
It is the third Olympic Games in which Taufatofua has appeared shirtless at the ceremony
He went viral when he also appeared shirtless at the Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Rio Games and he did likewise at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, where he represented Tonga in cross-country skiing.
Fans old and new of Taufatofua took to Twitter to express their appreciation with millions watching Friday's Ceremony right around the world.
'There's enough oil on the Tonga flag bearer to fry a turkey dinner and I love it. Is this man single? Oh my God,' wrote one.
'Tonga's flag bearer is heating up the internet!' said another.
'Tonga's flag bearer wins the evening for me' added another tweeter.
There were plenty of approving comments on Twitter as the 'Topless Tongan' appeared
Taufatofua was born in Brisbane, Australia but was raised along with his six siblings in a one-bedroom house in Tonga, which his family lost in a tropical storm.
He now splits his time between the Pacific island and Brisbane, works
