Kiribati Weightlifter David Katoatau Dances After Every Olympic Lift

Whether at the local gym or an Olympic event, one expects grunting around weights. Not dancing.

Kiribati weightlifter David Katoatau, however, has delighted the Rio de Janeiro crowd with his festive moves after each lift.

Per Reuters' Brian Oliver, Katoatau is hoping to raise awareness for the threat climate change imposes on his native Central Pacific island.

"Most people don't know where Kiribati is," Katoatau said. "I want people to know more about us so I use weightlifting, and my dancing, to show the world." 

Per Oliver's report, Kiribati has endured "extreme coastal erosion not just of the beaches but also of the land." The Olympian said, "I don't know how many years it will be before it sinks."

He finished sixth in the men's 105-kilogram Group B final on Monday but nevertheless danced off the stage.

[NBC Olympics]