Papua New Guinea’s women weightlifter Loa Dika Toua made history Saturday at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first woman weightlifter to compete at the games five times.Her career started at 16, when she became the first-ever female Olympian lifter. At this year’s games, Toua belted out a scream and smiled at the camera as she grabbed the bar weighing about 368 pounds”I am so proud of this moment, I hope the young girls in my country follow my footsteps,” Toua told Reuters. Her Olympic journey has taken her to Australia, Greece, China, Britain. She skipped the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, …
