Meet the Athlete is a series by Pacific Media Network - hearing from some of the athletes heading to the Games in Samoa.
Born in New Zealand and raised by a single mother, along with four other siblings, Sione Maama worked his way towards representing Tonga, using lessons learnt from the struggles and determination of his mother.
"As you grow older, you begin to appreciate how hard she worked and how much she had to go through so that we were raised right."
