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riilio, born, june, 1994, rower, flagbearer, vanuatu, 2020, summer, olympics, tokyo, earning, attention, shirtless, oiled, compared, tongan, fighter, pita, taufatofua, single, sculls, race, finished, 30th, overall, personal, informationfull, nameriilio, riinat. Riilio Rio Rii 1 2 born 22 June 1994 is a Ni Van rower 3 He was the flagbearer of Vanuatu at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 4 earning attention for his shirtless oiled get up compared to Tongan fighter Pita Taufatofua 5 In the men s single sculls race Rii finished 30th overall 6 Rio RiiPersonal informationFull nameRiilio RiiNationalityVanuatuBorn 1994 06 22 22 June 1994 age 29 Port Vila VanuatuHeight1 76 m 5 ft 9 in Weight79 kg 174 lb SportCountry VanuatuSportRowingEventMen s Single ScullsCareer editHe started in the sport at 19 having taken up cricket before and has won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Rowing Championships 7 as well as appearing at three World Rowing Championships 8 References edit Rowing RII Riilio Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 28 July 2021 Retrieved 4 September 2021 Shirtless Tongan makes Olympic history NBC Olympics nbcolympics com Archived from the original on 28 July 2021 Retrieved 4 September 2021 Sport Vanuatu rower Rio Rii begins training stint in Queensland RNZ 14 January 2020 Archived from the original on 4 August 2021 Retrieved 19 July 2021 Rower Rillio Rio Rii to carry Vanuatu s flag at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Loop Vanuatu 9 July 2021 Vanuatu s Riilio Rii steals hearts at Tokyo Olympics as he carries country s flag Fox News Archived from the original on 9 August 2021 Retrieved 9 August 2021 Natoga Anasilini Rower Rillio Rii on his path to Tokyo 2020 Vanuatu Daily Post Archived from the original on 29 June 2021 Retrieved 19 July 2021 Rio to Tokyo Vanuatu rower s inspiring Olympic journey RNZ Archived from the original on 9 August 2021 Retrieved 9 August 2021 Rillio Rii World Rowing Archived from the original on 9 August 2021 Retrieved 9 August 2021 External links editRio Rii at World Rowing nbsp Riilio Rii at Olympics com nbsp Riilio Rii at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to sports in Vanuatu is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rio Rii amp oldid 1173438931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
