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title: "Love at the Paris Olympics — On your marks, get set… Will you marry me?"
description: "Medallists at the Paris 2024 Olympics weren’t the only competitors to leave the Games with some bling. Some athletes used their visit to the City of Love to get engaged."
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published: "2024-08-12T20:50:27"
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# Love at the Paris Olympics — On your marks, get set… Will you marry me?

> Medallists at the Paris 2024 Olympics weren’t the only competitors to leave the Games with some bling. Some athletes used their visit to the City of Love to get engaged.

By Daily Maverick Photo Team · Published 12 August 2024, 22:50 SAST · Updated 12 August 2024, 22:50 SAST

## Key points
- Love was in the air at the Paris 2024 Olympics as athletes not only chased medals but also chased after their partners with surprise proposals post-competition.
- Chinese badminton player Liu Yuchen proposes to Ya Qiong Huang after her Olympic victory in Paris
- French steeplechase athlete Alice Finot breaks European record, proposes to partner at Stade de France
- French sailing bronze medallists Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon are proposed to by their boyfriends post-Olympics
- Love wins at the Paris 2024 Olympics as athletes seal victories with heartfelt proposals

## Content

![Chinese badminton players Liu Yuchen (right) and Ya Qiong Huang after he proposed to her following her victory in the mixed badminton doubles competition in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France, on2 August 2024. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Divyakant Solanki)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/xYhZ3WFOoseP2PtyMny5f-61p-c=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/12413583.jpg)

*Chinese badminton players Liu Yuchen (right) and Ya Qiong Huang after he proposed to her following her victory in the mixed badminton doubles competition in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France, on2 August 2024. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Divyakant Solanki)*

![French 3,000m steeplechase athlete Alice Finot celebrated breaking the European record by going down on her knee to propose to her partner, Bruno Martínez Bargiela, at the Stade de France after crossing the finish line at the Paris Olympics. (Photo: Hannah Peters / Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/a_nSgCug3sByxuniekpWftmC9CU=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165584541.jpg)

*French 3,000m steeplechase athlete Alice Finot celebrated breaking the European record by going down on her knee to propose to her partner, Bruno Martínez Bargiela, at the Stade de France after crossing the finish line at the Paris Olympics. (Photo: Hannah Peters / Getty Images)*

![Alice Finot of Team France embraces her betrothed, Bruno Martínez Bargiela. (Photo: Hannah Peters / Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/GTO_2DA5NgdBp2bE0AJSX5WO8ZI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165584557.jpg)

*Alice Finot of Team France embraces her betrothed, Bruno Martínez Bargiela. (Photo: Hannah Peters / Getty Images)*

![Bronze medallists in the French sailing team, Sarah Steyaert (left) and Charline Picon of France. Picon and Steyaert’s boyfriends vowed to propose if they secured gold or silver medals in the Paris Olympics. Though they won bronze, their partners still popped the question after they headed back to Marseille. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Sebastein Nogier)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/rsOwK0ylGIW3RQNbvC9fL_xIJXc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/12413656.jpg)

*Bronze medallists in the French sailing team, Sarah Steyaert (left) and Charline Picon of France. Picon and Steyaert’s boyfriends vowed to propose if they secured gold or silver medals in the Paris Olympics. Though they won bronze, their partners still popped the question after the pair headed back to Marseille. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Sebastein Nogier)*