Puerto Ricans Are Going Absolutely Nuts After Their First Gold Medal Win

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10. With its economy crippled by an ongoing debt crisis, in addition to the Zika virus outbreak, Puerto Ricans were overdue for some good news.

11. The secretary of the island’s Olympic Committee, Carlos Beltran, told the newspaper El Vocero Puig’s win was “a message to Puerto Rico that we can unite and do great things.”

12. On Sunday, Puig wrote on Facebook that she was “overcome with emotions” and couldn’t find the words to express how happy she was to bring home gold.