"History has been made" is a statement that feels too small for this particular 2020 Summer Olympics moment, and that moment involves Philippines weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz.
Diaz, an Airwoman Sargent for the Philippine Air Force, just won gold in the women's 55kg weightlifting competition, earning the first gold medal EVER for the Philippines.
She set the Olympic Record for Women's 55kg by hoisting a combined weight of 224kg over her head — that's a 121-pound person lifting a total of 494 pounds over their head in the competition.
"I want to say to the young generation in the Philippines, 'You can have this dream of gold too'." -Diaz to AFP after the win.
For the first time in Olympic history, the Philippine National Anthem played while the flag was raised the highest.
The last lift is something special to watch:
WATCH | Diaz wins PH's 1st Olympic gold! Hidilyn Diaz set a new Olympic record and rewarded the Philippines its first ever gold medal in the Summer Olympic Games with a clean and jerk lift of 127 kgs at the Tokyo International Forum here. She beat China's Liao Quiyun.