Black Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn's gold medal in the 100m hurdles represents more than a record win ➡🥇🇵🇷 @jcamachoquinn made history twice in Tokyo. She beat Kendra Harrison of the United States in the women’s 100-meter hurdles and set a new Olympic record of 12.26 seconds in the semifinal. As she mounted the Olympic stage on Monday, "La Borinqueña", the island's national anthem, rang in the background and she wore Puerto Rico's national flower in her hair. Although Camacho-Quinn was born in South Carolina, she decided to run for Puerto Rico to honor her heritage because her mother was born in Puerto Rico. Her journey to Tokyo also led her to reconnect with mother's side of the family on the island. “It means a lot to represent such a small country,” Camacho-Quinn told reporters. She added she was proud to represent Puerto Rico, because "it gives little kids hope." Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, although some refer to it as a country or nation of its own. Update: Aversion of this story and this post was updated to clarify a quote by Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, who called the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico a country. 📸 James Lang, @usatodaysports | #jasminecamachoquinn #olympics #puerorico #pr #goldmedal #olympics #hurdles