Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, on Monday, won The Philippines’ first ever Olympic gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The Olympic gold medal has eluded the Southeast Asian country since it made its debut at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

Diaz won gold in the 55-kilogram category of women’s weightlifting. She also set an Olympic record with her combined weight total of 224 kilograms across two successful lifts.

The gold medal brawl came down to Diaz’s last lift, where she slugged it out with China’s Liao Qiuyun, the world record-holder in the event.

Both Diaz and Liao lifted 97 kilograms in their first-round snatch lift. For the clean and jerk which followed, Liao lifted 126 kilograms (nearly 278 pounds). Diaz responded by lifting 127 kilograms — another Olympic record — which finally broke the Philippines’ gold drought.

Liao clinched silver, and Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Chinshanlo won bronze


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After 100 bliddy years. Lol

congrats to them...It really worth d wait