The 2016 Rio Olympics has proven to be full of not just drama but as a festival of love. There have been public proposals and declarations of love in the Olympics.
We bring you some amazing marriage proposals by Olympics athletes
1. Tom Bosworth
Thomas Stewart “Tom” Bosworth is a British race walker who holds three British Records. He is currently ranked 1st overall in the UK for 20 km. At this year’s Rio Olympics 2016, he came 6th and then went down on one knee to propose to his long-time lover, Harry Dineley at Copacabana Beach. An excited Tom Bosworth tweeted:
He said YES!! 2. Marjorie Enya
Marjorie Enya’s proposal was actually the first in the competition. A manager at Deodoro Stadium, she asked Isadora Cerullo, a Brazilian women’s rugby sevens player to marry her after the Brazilian squad had been knocked out of the competition. The whole stadium roared with applause at the proposal 3. Qin Kai
The Chinese diver Qin Kai was up next. Just after He Zi his female teammate was awarded her silver medal in the 3m springboard event, he asked her to marry him.
Kai surprised He by getting down on bended knee as she stepped off the medal podium and spoke at length before presenting her with a ring. The pair have been together since 2010. He Zi said yes.