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MARSEILLE, France — Growing up in Fiji in the South Pacific, Viliame Ratulu saw sailing as a "rich man's sport." The 24-year-old Ratulu has never owned a boat, but he is primed to become the first I-Taukei Indigenous sailor to compete at the Olympics. He also is the male flagbearer for the Paris Games for his island nation, which is best known in the sports world for rugby. Ratulu says, "Whenever I'm on the water, it's my home."
