City of love: Paris Olympics sets record for most marriage proposals

By Hoang Trang   August 14, 2024 | 01:19 am PT
The 2024 Olympics has witnessed a record number of marriage proposals from athletes in the romantic setting of Paris.
City of love: Paris Olympics sets record for most marriage proposals

At the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, the Paris Olympic organizing committee revealed that this is the Olympics with the most proposals - seven.

A few days before the Olympics officially started on July 26, Argentine handball player Pablo Simonet (R) proposed to fellow field hockey player Maria Pilar Campoy at the Olympic Village.

Photo courtesy of Olympics.com

City of love: Paris Olympics sets record for most marriage proposals

After winning the mixed doubles badminton gold medal on Aug. 2, China's Huang Yaqiong was surprised when her boyfriend Liu Yuchen proposed. Liu is also a Chinese badminton player competing at the Paris Games.

Photo courtesy of Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen's Instagram

City of love: Paris Olympics sets record for most marriage proposals

American rower Justin Best proposed to his girlfriend Lainey Duncan at the foot of the Eiffel Tower with nearly 3,000 yellow roses on Aug. 5 after winning the Olympics gold medal.

Photo by Instagram/@justin_besttt

City of love: Paris Olympics sets record for most marriage proposals

Despite not winning a medal in the 3,000m hurdles final, French athlete Alice Finot ran to the sidelines, knelt down and proposed to her boyfriend Bruno Martínez Bargiela on Aug. 7. Bargiela was a little surprised but accepted the proposal and the couple hugged each other amid the applause of their families and spectators. Finot's fiancé is a triathlon athlete.

"I told myself that if I ran under nine minutes, knowing that nine is my lucky number and that we've been together for nine years, then I would propose," Finot said after the proposal at the Stade de France.

"I don't like doing things like everyone else. Since he hadn't done it yet, I thought maybe it was up to me."

Photo by AP

City of love: Paris Olympics sets record for most marriage proposals

Before rowers Sarah Steyaert and Charlotte Picon competed in the Paris Olympics, their boyfriends said they would get engaged if they won a gold or silver medal. Although the French duo only won bronze, their boyfriends were waiting on the shore with engagement rings on Aug. 2.

Photo courtesy of French Sailing Federation's Instagram

City of love: Paris Olympics sets record for most marriage proposals

Italian gymnast Alessia Maurelli was surprised and moved when her boyfriend Massimo Bertelloni proposed shortly after she and her teammates won bronze on Aug. 10. The couple have been together for two years.

Photo courtesy of Maurelli 's Instagram

City of love: Paris Olympics sets record for most marriage proposals

American rugby players Alev Kelter and Kathryn Treder got engaged after winning bronze with their team at the Paris Olympics.

Photo courtesy of the players' Instagram

City of love: Paris Olympics sets record for most marriage proposals

American shot putter Payton Otterdahl got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend Maddy Nilles at the foot of the Eiffel Tower after finishing fourth in the final.

Photo courtesy of Otterdahl's Instagram

 
 
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