Chinese Teammates Get Engaged At The 2024 Paris Olympics
On Friday, August 2, Team China’s badminton players Huang Yaqiong and Zheng Siwei competed in the mixed doubles competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 against Team South Korea’s Kim Wonho and Jeong Naeun.
Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong won the #gold medal in the #badminton mixed doubles final at the #ParisOlympics by defeating the South Korean pair Kim Wonho and Jeong Na-eun 2-0. This is the first gold medal for China’s badminton team at this #Olympics and the fifth… pic.twitter.com/aTv42eF4m5
— Shenzhen Daily (@szdaily1) August 2, 2024
Huang Yaqiong and Zheng Siwei ultimately beat Kim Wonho and Jeong Naeun (21-8, 21-11), winning gold. Yet, Yaqiong received not only gold but also a diamond.
congratulations for all the medalists!! 🥈🥇🥉❤️🔥 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/yTPixl51f5
— bay ꕤ (@wonongitis) August 2, 2024
After Yaqiong celebrated with the medal ceremony, fellow Chinese badminton player Liu Yuchen surprised her. Previously, Yuchen won a silver medal in the men’s doubles competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and most recently competed in men’s doubles during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Yuchen got down on one knee, pulled out a ring, and proposed to teammate Yaqiong, who was so surprised! While she was holding her flowers, Yuchen gave her a sweet kiss on the other hand.
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The romantic moment became a public proposal when it was shown via the videoboard at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris. It also quickly circulated on social media, going viral.
"I’ll love you forever! Will you marry me?"
"Yes! I do!"OMG!!! Romance at the Olympics!!!❤️❤️❤️
Huang Yaqiong just had her "dream come true", winning a badminton mixed doubles gold medal🥇with her teammate Zheng Siwei
Then her boyfriend Liu Yuchen proposed! 🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/JxMIipF7ij
— Li Zexin (@XH_Lee23) August 2, 2024
I died of sweetness. Yuchen proposed to yaqiong 😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/LRt8ajeMqO
— fariza (@farizaakhalid) August 2, 2024
Previously, Chinese divers went viral for getting engaged at The Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. Read more below.
