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All Of The Athletes Who Got Engaged At The 2024 Olympics, So Far

They don't call it the 'City Of Love' for no reason.
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The Olympics havenโ€™t prevented engagement season from getting underway with a total of seven proposals taking place at the 2024 games in Paris.

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Whether its the Parisian magic or the thrill of the event but couples are using the Olympics as an opportunity to pop the question.

Below, see every couple who left the Olympics with a ring, and the love stories behind the sweet moments.

They donโ€™t call it the โ€˜City of Loveโ€™ for no reason.

All Of The Athletes Who Got Engaged At The 2024 Olympics

Justin Best

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American rower Justin Best had an extremely successful trip to Paris.

After winning Team USAโ€™s first gold in the sport for the first time in 60 years, Justin got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend of nine years, Lainey Duncan.

The proposal happened live on the Today show, which explained that the 2,738 yellow roses were a symbol of the coupleโ€™s Snapchat streak.

โ€œI got the gold and the girl, and she got the diamond,โ€ Justin told Today.

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Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen

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Team China badminton teammates and couple Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen got engaged after Huang won game.

After Huangโ€™s win, Liu got down on one knee and popped the question.

For me, the proposal is very surprising because I have been preparing for the game,โ€ Huang told Associated Press via an interpreter. โ€œToday I am an Olympic champion and I got proposed [to], so thatโ€™s something I didnโ€™t expect.โ€

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Payton Otterdahl

U.S shot putter Payton Otterdahl took being in Paris as an opportunity to propose to his girlfriend Maddy Niles in front of the Eiffel Tower.

The athlete took to Instagram to share the happy news, where he wrote, โ€œMeanwhile, in the City of Loveโ€ฆ I love you forever, Maddy Nilles! @maddynilles27 โค๏ธ.โ€

Pablo Simonet and Maria Campoy

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Argentinian handball player, Pablo Simonet, popped the question to his girlfriend, field hockey player Maria Campo.

To propose, Pablo got the handball and field hockey teams gathered for a photo before he broke away from the group to propose to surprise Campoy with a proposal.

โ€œThe woman in my life gave me a โ€˜yesโ€™ ๐Ÿคฉ โค๏ธ,โ€ Pablo wrote in Spanish on Instagram. โ€œIn a dream place, where everything came from and where we fought so much to be.โ€

Alice Finot

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French runner might not brought home a medal in the 3000-meter-steeplechase but she got herself a fiancรฉ.

After breaking the European record with a time of 8:58.67, Alice ran to her boyfriend, Spanish triathlete Bruno Martรญnez Bargiela, to pop the question.

Getting down on one knee, Alice gave her fiancรฉ a pin that read โ€œLove is in Paris.โ€

โ€œI told myself that if I ran under nine minutes, knowing that nine is my lucky number and that weโ€™ve been together for nine years, then I would propose,โ€ Alice told reporters the Daily Mail reported. โ€œI donโ€™t like doing things like everyone else. Since he hadnโ€™t done it yet, I told myself that maybe it was up to me to do it.โ€

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Sarah Steyaert and Charlotte Picon

Sarah Steyaert and her skiff sailing partner Charlotte Picon
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French skiff sailing athletes, Sarah Steyaert and Charlotte Picon both finished their race with engagement rings on their hands.

According to the friends, their partners told them that they would get engaged if they came home with a gold or silver medal.

While the sailing duo only won bronze, their boyfriends were waiting on the shore with rings.

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โ€œOf course, we had to say yes,โ€ Steyaert said at a press conference.

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