Dancing for a cause: Kiribati’s climate activist Olympic weightlifter

David Katoatau generated headlines in 2016 for his joyous performances in Rio – and for his deadly serious messageFew casual observers would recall the winner of the men’s 105kg weightlifting category at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Many, though, will remember the athlete with the broad smile who danced his way into a 14th-placed finish.David Katoatau is an unlikely climate change activist. An affable weightlifter from Kiribati, a collection of atolls spread across an area of