New Kiwi weightlifting hero David Liti wanted Australia to know he was in the house after claiming a shock gold medal in the super heavyweight division.
Liti, who went into the competition as an outside chance of a medal, instead smashed his personal bests to set a new games record.
Liti, 21, in the men's 105kg-plus class, lifted a total of 403kg - nailing a 229kg clean and jerk on his final attempt - to take the record.
He lapped up his moment of glory, and somewhat tongue-and-cheek, told 1 NEWS' Stephen Stuart he wanted to make a statement on Australian soil
"I wanted to make sure this is my house!" he said.
"Australia knows, I'm here."
Liti's success added some gloss to a largely disappointing campaign by the weightlifting team, who had expectations of medals in a number events.
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