By Nathan Salt For MailonlinePublished: 20:43 EDT, 26 July 2021 | Updated: 20:47 EDT, 26 July 2021Hidilyn Diaz wrote herself into Philippines sporting history after winning her country's first ever Olympic gold medal. The 30-year-old took gold with her final lift of the day, obliterating her personal best to see off world record holder Liao Qiuyun of China. The Philippines first competed at an Olympic Games in 1924 - 97 years ago - when David Nepomuceno featured in 100m and 200m sprint races. Victory in Tokyo is only her nation's 11th ever Olympic medal. 'I want to say to the young generation in the Philippines, 'You can have this dream of gold too'.

Source: The Nation July 27, 2021 00:45 UTC