Rii will be racing against five other crews on the Rowing Men's Single Sculls, Heat 2 at the Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo on Saturday.
The other competing rowing crews are from New Zealand, Greece, Dominican Republic, Monaca and Peru.
"Lane 4 it is, for Mr Rii".
This will be a tough first rowing race for Rii at the Olympic
He is the first Vanuatu athlete to bring home ‘a Gold’- remaining the Commonwealth Men’s Single Scull Beach Rowing Sprint Champion in a Commonwealth Federation Event, 2018.
