Chinese Olympic diver's winning proposal on stage will melt your heart
Chinese diver He Zin might have won only a silver in the 3m springboard event at the Rio Olympics 2016, but she won gold, rather diamond, in love.
The ace diver had just collected her silver medal when her boyfriend and teammate Qin Kai, who had won bronze in the men's 3m springboard event last week, in perfectly Hollywood-esque fashion, bent down on one knee and proposed to her holding a small red box with a diamond ring.
“I didn’t know he would propose today,” said 25-year-old He, who tearfully accepted the proposal.
Qin then gave her a red rose encased in glass and the crowd roared in delight as the couple hugged.
Olympic Proposal at Rio 2016 . Qin Kai proposes to He Zi pic.twitter.com/OafflslkI7
— vithunkumar (@vithunkumar) August 15, 2016
“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 told the BBC.
The sporting couple have been dating for the past six years.
It seems love is in the air at Rio this year. The diving duo join another couple - volunteer manager Marjorie Enya proposed to her girlfriend and Brazilian Olympic rugby player Isadora Cerullo on the pitch on Monday, August 8.
MY HEART!!! Volunteer Marjorie Enya kisses rugby player Isadora Cerullo after proposing ???? ???? ???? #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/zVa9FqPSX8
— Danielle Warby (@DanielleWarby) August 9, 2016
Well, what can we say. Love is winning at the Olympics and how.
Not surprisingly, Twitteratti was soon gushing with awwws and ooohs.
Here are some of the reactions on social media:
This guy who proposed to his gf after she won an Olympic medal ????! Surely he should have let her have her moment https://t.co/ApWtGTffzM
— Colette Fahy (@colettefahy_) August 15, 2016
365-Another lovely story emerging from #Rio2016 :)Chinese diver He Zigets Olympic silver and a proposal pic.twitter.com/kkfddHf9Na
— ahmedصالح (@iAHMEDsalih) August 14, 2016
Chinese silver medalist He Zi was surprised with a marriage proposal on podium presentation. Romantic. pic.twitter.com/0LBsi7rA0A
— Pholoho Selebano (@Pholoho) August 15, 2016
Ok the he zi proposal vid made me tear up a bit
— h.l.n. (@hellohln) August 14, 2016
Zi He has just had a pretty good day. Silver medal and a proposal. #diving #rio2016 #love pic.twitter.com/iz4wrLjFgW
— Laurel Irving (@laurelirving7) August 14, 2016
That was He Zi of China with the 3m springboard silver & a marriage proposal. Wheeee! pic.twitter.com/63NK4vpdij
— Laura Bradford (@bradfordlit) August 14, 2016
#bbcolympics #bbcrio2016 Chinese diver He Zi may have won the silver medal, but her fiancé should win a gold for that marriage proposal!
— Purple Tentacle (@ThermosPants) August 14, 2016