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This is it. pita is moments away from making his kayak debut here in hungary. it's crazy hot today. there is a bit of a breeze, which won't make conditions easy but i think he's just excited to finally get going. next up is heat five of the men's k1200 metres and it looks as though pita taufatofua of tonga is struggling out in lane eight. six are in position, tonga not quite, but away they go. stefanovic of serbia has parried out at the start —— hasa —— has a powered out at into the lead. some way back is our tongan paddler, who is not going to pull this back, i'm afraid. stefanovic ta...

Well against him at the canoeing continental qualifier, where only the winner would reach tokyo 2020. taufatofua is fighting back. it's just not going to be enough. the cook islands will take the olympic place. the tongans will have to try again later in the year. a brutal schedule meant that less than two weeks later, pita was next on australia's gold coast for tae kwon do's continental qualifier, again, only victory would do. taufatofua just needs to close this one out. that is it. an incredible win in the end against all the odds. he has qualified for the olympics for the second time in tae...

The world and achieved what he has. his mission to inspire is not overjust yet. incredibly, after two different sports at two different olympics, he is now targeting tokyo 2020. my dream for tokyo 2020 is condemning, something that —— my dream for tokyo 2020 is canooing, something that is aligned with no history as a polynesian. i want to be the first olympian in the modern era to qualify in three unrelated olympian sports, and so i thought, tae kwon do is my sport but i love being on the water and i love the physicality of pushing myself to the limit. i feel the canoeing gene is in my blo...

Welcome to southern hungary for the 2019 canoe sprint world championships. we are all set for what's likely to be a scorching few days of action. to reach the olympics, pita needs to progress not only through the heats and the semifinals but reach the final and finish in the top five. realistically, that's going to be pretty tough in his debut, so he's hoping effectively just to finish without falling in. you can do a bit of swimming, i hear. i've been swimming nonstop since i got in these things. it's like they've got a mind of their own. they keep throwing you out. if you make a tiny mistake...

After a heavy block of training, pita is making progress both on the mat and in the water. days before two crucial olympic qualifiers, he broke a rib and suffered muscle damage. so the odds were stacked well against him at the canoeing continental qualifier, where only the winner would reach tokyo 2020. taufatofua is fighting back. it's just not going to be enough. the cook islands will take the olympic place. the tongans will have to try again later in the year. a brutal schedule meant that less than two weeks later, pita was next on australia's gold coast for tae kwon do's continental qualif...