Qin dropped down to one knee and spoke before she smiled and nodded “yes”. “It is a very special moment for them”, said the champion, who delivered her second gold of the Games after teaming up with Wu Minxia in the 3m synchronised springboard.
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“We are dating now for over 6 years and I didn’t know he would do this proposal”, He said, according to the Federation Internationale de Natation, which oversees diving.
“He [Qin] said a lot of things on the podium, made a lot of promises”, she said.
She took home a Silver medal in the 3-meter springboard, and as if that wasn’t exciting enough, she then got the surprise of a lifetime!
After He received her silver medal for the women’s 3m springboard, behind teammate Shi Tingmao, fellow Chinese diver Qin strolled over to ask her to become his wife.
Cerullo, 25, said yes and the pair kissed and hugged while the crowd cheered, and millions watched in footage broadcast around the world.
Off to the side, gold medallist Shi Tingmao from China and bronze victor Tania Cagnotto from Italy looked at each other in surprise. After all, interrupting your girlfriend of six years after she won an Olympic medal to propose on internationally-broadcast television turns the whole thing into a global-scale jumbotron public proposal rather than a celebration of her athletic achievements.
“I just wanted to do my best competition because this would be my last one”, said the 31-year-old.
He carried the red rose container to the medalists’ news conference along with her silver medal.
The Tianjin-based diver accepted her longtime boyfriend Qin Kai’s marriage proposal after the contest.
“I’m really happy for them, because these years, be it careers or relationships, they have had to face a lot of pressure”, she said.
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Bruno Sandilands said: “Definitely trolled her moment”.
