Despite the Olympics, engagement season has begun: there will be a total of seven marriage proposals at the 2024 Games in Paris.
Whether the magic of Paris or the thrill of
See every couple who left the Olympics with a ring and the love stories behind the sweet moments below.
It is not without reason that it is called the “city of love”.
All athletes who got engaged at the 2024 Olympic Games
Justin Best
American rower Justin Best had a very successful trip to Paris.
After winning gold for the U.S. team in the sport for the first time in 60 years, Justin got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend of nine years, Lainey Duncan.
The proposal was presented live on the Today Show, explaining that the 2,738 yellow roses were a symbol of the couple’s Snapchat series.
“I got the gold and the girl, and she got the diamond,” Justin said Today.
Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen
Chinese team badminton teammates and couple Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen got engaged after Huang won the match.
After Huang’s victory, Liu got down on one knee and proposed marriage.
“For me, the proposal is very surprising because I have been preparing for the Games,” Huang told the Associated Press through an interpreter. “Today I am an Olympic champion and I have been proposed to, so this is something I did not expect.”
Payton Otterdale
US shot putter Payton Otterdahl used his stay in Paris as an opportunity to propose to his girlfriend Maddy Niles in front of the Eiffel Tower.
The athlete shared the happy news on Instagram, writing: “Meanwhile, in the city of love… I love you forever, Maddy Nilles! @maddynilles27 ❤️.”
Pablo Simonet and Maria Campoy
Argentine handball player Pablo Simonet has proposed to his girlfriend, field hockey player Maria Campo.
To propose, Pablo gathered the handball and field hockey teams for a photo before breaking away from the group to surprise Campoy with a marriage proposal.
“The woman in my life gave me a ‘yes’ 🤩 ❤️,” Pablo wrote in Spanish on Instagram. “In a dream place where everything came from and for which we fought so much.”
Alice Finot
The French runner did not bring home a medal in the 3000-meter steeplechase, but she has a fiancé.
After breaking the European record with a time of 8:58.67, Alice ran to her boyfriend, Spanish triathlete Bruno Martínez Bargiela, to propose.
Alice knelt down and gave her fiancé a pin that read, “Love is in Paris.”
“I told myself that if I run under nine minutes, since nine is my lucky number and we have been together for nine years, then I will propose to her,” Alice told reporters at Daily Mail reported. “I don’t like doing things the way everyone else does. Since he hadn’t done it yet, I told myself that maybe it was up to me to do it.”
Sarah Steyaert and Charlotte Picon
French skiff sailors Sarah Steyaert and Charlotte Picon both finished their race with engagement rings on their hands.
According to the friends, their partners told them that they would get engaged if they came home with a gold or silver medal.
While the sailing duo only won bronze, their friends waited on the shore with rings.
“Of course we had to say yes,” Steyaert said at a press conference.