Chinese Olympic badminton players got engaged on the stage of the competition in Paris.
Paris Olympics on channels 26.7.–11.8. Go to the competition website here. You can find the entire program of the games here.
China’s Huang Yaqiong grabbed his pair of Olympic gold medals in badminton mixed doubles Zheng Siwei with on Friday night. The duo beat the South Korean pair Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun almost crushingly with 21–8, 21–11.
After the award ceremony, Huang was surprised with a real deed. Her boyfriend Liu Yuchen was waiting for her spouse with a bouquet of flowers. A moment later, Liu dug out a jewelry box from his pocket and knelt down to meet his suitor.
– I love you forever! Will you be my wife, Liu roared amid the ecstatic screams of the audience, according to the media.
– Yes, Huang answered.
Liu put the ring on Huang’s finger and the couple happily hugged in front of the cameras.
– I can’t describe my feelings because I’m happy, happy, happy, confused Huang commented on the Paris Games website.
– I was surprised by the proposal because I was focused on training and winning the Olympic gold, Huang said.
Gold medalist couple Zheng Siwei also commented on the courtship. Zheng himself got engaged three years ago in Tokyo when the couple lost the final match.
– I think this is a much happier moment for him (Huang). Last time, the joy came only from my proposal, but this time it’s about double happiness, Zheng estimated according to news agency AP.
Zheng stated on the Paris Games website that the Olympic tournament was likely to be his last.
The kneeling Liu is also an Olympic-level badminton player. His career ended in the first block of the men’s doubles, when Liu was his partner Ou Xuanyin with the third in its group. The best two of the groups advanced to the next round. The men’s singles medal games are known on Sunday.
When watching a courtship video, the attention of a sharp-eyed person may be drawn to the video of a beautiful couple playing in the background. There, someone’s loved one is looking a little confused at their computer screen.
Apparently, the race organizer had messed up the video connections, because the photos show much happier people in the background.
During the worst times of the corona pandemic, a video screen was brought to the Olympics, where athletes can communicate with their loved ones. The same video call function is used in these competitions as well.
Two years ago, for example, a skier Iivo Niskanen after his Olympic gold was able to discuss his parents and Get it-with his wife in a video call.