“In the early 1980s, a 6-year-old boy by the name of Tongia “Toni” Vakaafi got up each morning to make the 2-3 mile trek to school on his small South Pacific island of Tonga,” US news organization KSL Radio reported this week.
The report continues: “Running most of the distance to and from school due to his fear of bullies, Toni soon found that he was able to outrun them. He was fast.”
“Toni’s love for running began to grow, and he dreamed of one day becoming good enough to run in the Olympics. Little did he know that through his hard work and endurance that one day it might actually become a reality.”
Read more at KSL.com.
- Toni Vakaafi, Family and Friends
- Tongan Runner Prepares for 2016 Olympics
- Marathon runner Toni Vakaafi
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