China’s ace woman diver He Zi had just collected her silver medal at the Rio Olympics but her boyfriend and teammate Qin Kai, in front of a global TV audience, sprang a surprise by going down on one knee and proposing with a diamond ring, marking the second marriage proposal at the ongoing Games.
Just moments after
receiving her silver medal in Sunday’s 3-meter springboard event,
25-year-old He was asked to take a very different kind of plunge by Qin,
a fellow Olympic diver.
Qin Kai(30) who bent low on one knee by the podium before offering up a box containing a diamond engagement ring.
He did not appear to be expecting a proposal straight after winning a silver medal.
“We’ve been dating for over six years,” He told reporters.
“I
didn’t know that he would propose today, and I didn’t expect that I
would marry myself out so early,” an overwhelmed He said while wiping
tears from her eyes.
“He (Qin) said a lot of things
there at the podium. He made a lot of promises, but the thing that has
touched me the most is that I think this is the guy I can trust for the
rest of my life.”
Qin Kai, a bronze medallist in the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard, also gave his wife-to-be a red rose encased in glass.
It’s the second engagement to take place at a Rio Games venue, following that of Brazilian rugby player Isadora Cerullo and girlfriend Marjorie Enya
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