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Fan favorite Olympic weightlifter dances for an important cause

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Olympic Update with Dan O'Brien (8/15)

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David Katoatau became a sensation in the Olympic weightlifting event for the dances he performed after every lift.

The Kiribati native doesn't dance just because he loves weightlifting -- that's certainly part of the reason -- he also dances for attention.

Not attention for himself, but to raise awareness about his home country of Kiribati, a remote island located in the Pacific Ocean a six-hour flight south of Hawaii, and the dangers it faces due to climate change and rising sea levels.