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The scene of many sporting feats, the competition has also given rise to many romantic moments, including marriage proposals.
He got the ball rolling on Wednesday, July 24, two days before kickoff. Argentine handball player Pablo Simone has proposed to his partner, field hockey player Maria Pilar Campo, ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. that the athlete knelt on the ground. “The woman of my life said yes to me. he wrote on his Instagram microblog. In a dream place. We fought so hard to be there. Happiness is complete.” Since this magical moment, the competition itself has given rise to other marriage proposals, a kind of apotheosis for successful athletes.
Pin by Alice Finot
On Tuesday, August 6, he broke the European record in the 3000 meters. At the end of 8 minutes, 58 seconds and 67 hundredths of the race, Alice Fino rose to the fourth place in the ranking. Failing to get a place on the podium, the French athlete experienced a very emotional moment at the end of this competition. She then moved on to her companion, who was following her in the stands, before dropping to one knee and presenting her with a pin that read ‘Love is in Paris’.
And if Alice Finot made this gesture, it is because the ideal conditions were fulfilled. “I told myself that if I run under 9 minutes, knowing that 9 is my lucky number and that we’ve been together for 9 years, then I’ll propose,” he told our colleagues. An original initiative that deeply moved his companion. “I don’t like to do things like everyone else,” added Alice Finot. Since he hadn’t done it yet, I told myself that maybe it was up to me.” The main concern, for his part, is not going to forget this evening.
Charlene Picon and Sarah Steyert’s remarriage proposal
On Friday, August 2, they won the bronze medal in sailing in Marseille. But when they arrived safely, French sailors Charlene Picon and Sarah Steyert, happy to finish third in the event aboard the 49er FX, certainly weren’t expecting such a welcome. Both, in fact, were asked by their companions to marry them as soon as they set foot on land. Happiness that doubled.
Huang Yaqiong’s diamond
“I will love you forever! Will you marry me?’ These are the words in which Chinese badass actor Liu Yuchen proposed to his co-star Huang Yaqiong on live TV on Friday, August 2. The latter presented her with a bouquet of flowers before kneeling down to present her with a diamond ring. The 30-year-old young woman had just won the gold medal in the mixed doubles badminton competition.
“It made me cry again,” she said shortly after. While winning the title, I also took a step forward in another phase of my life. This summer couldn’t have been more perfect. I am so happy that I have no more words to describe it.” He now wears the most Olympic ring on his ring finger.
Source: Le Figaro
