Without a doubt, an unforgettable day. The Chinese badminton player Huang Yaqiong won Olympic gold in mixed doubles alongside Zheng Siwei, minutes before receiving a marriage proposal from her partner off the court.
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Huang and Zheng claimed the first gold medal in the discipline at the Paris Olympics after comprehensively defeating the South Korean pair formed by Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun (21-8, 21-11) in just 41 minutes.
Marriage proposal
After the medal ceremony at La Chapelle Arena, the winners filed off the podium, with Huang’s boyfriend Liu Yuchen, a men’s doubles player who won silver in Tokyo three years ago and was knocked out in Paris, waiting in the corner.
Liu presented Huang with a bouquet of flowers before kneeling down and pulling out a ring, much to the delight of the Chinese fans who were in the majority of the stadium. “Today I became an Olympic champion and got engaged. I think the ring looks really good on my finger,” the 30-year-old told reporters on a day she will surely never forget.
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