NOT IN RIO — In case you just got back to the country (or world, as is the case with the biggest event of the quadrennial sports cycle), the Summer Games have kicked off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Here are some of our favorite moments from the Olympics’ opening weekend in South America.

Tonga’s flag bearer wins gold at Opening Ceremonies

A lot of athletes get a lot of attention for what they are wearing during the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games.

In the case of Tonga, more attention was paid to what one member of the delegation wasn’t wearing.

Tonga’s flag bearer brought the world to tears of joy as he entered wearing a ta’ovala (Tongan mat) and oil spread across his extremely muscular torso.

Here’s to every country’s second-favorite taekwondo competitor.

Tennis stars overcome by emotions

If you were looking for Olympic-sized upsets, the tennis courts were the place to be this weekend.

U.S. star Venus Williams lost her opening match in singles play Saturday, then paired with her sister Serena to lose in stunning fashion Sunday during the opening round of the doubles tournament.

But that may not even be the most shocking upset.

Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro shocked world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday, an upset that sent emotions through both men as they embraced at center court following the South American’s 7-6, 7-6 straight-sets victory.

U.S. gymnast Ragan Smith is only an alternate on this year’s team in Rio, but she may have the best social media presence right now.

Smith, who is 4-foot-6, found U.S. basketball giant DeAndre Jordan before practice one day. And like most of her generation, she had to snap a photo with the 6-foot-11 post player.

[Had a fun time meeting Deandre Jordan yesterday!🇺🇸👌🏻](https://www.instagram.com/p/BIxmR6-j8mG/) A photo posted by Ray-Ray (@ragansmith) on Aug 6, 2016 at 10:04am PDT

Happy Olympic-ing, everyone. 

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