Chinese Diver Pops The Question In Olympically Romantic Proposal

Chinese Diver Pops The Question In Olympically Romantic Proposal

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Not only did she walk away with a silver medal in the women's 3-meter springboard, she also went home with a diamond ring after her boyfriend and teammate Qin Kai proposed poolside.

Video going viral shows how Qin approached He shortly after her medal ceremony ended on Sunday.

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On bended knee and with the crowd cheering, he popped the question. With tears in her eyes, He nodded her head to say yes.

" We've been dating for six years, but I didn't expect him to propose today," she later said in a press conference. "He said a lot of things, made a lot of promises, but I think the thing that touched me the most is I think this is the guy I can trust for the rest of my life."

He lost to fellow Chinese diver Shi Tingmao in her event while her now fiancé scooped up a bronze medal in the men's 3-meter synchronized springboard.

I t's the second engagement of Rio 2016, after Brazilian rugby 7s player following a game. Isadora Cerullo became betrothed to her longtime girlfriend Marjorie Enya

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