16 August,2016 08:20 AM IST | | PTI
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
He Zi receives a marriage proposal after her event. Pic/AFP
Rio de Janeiro: 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.
He Zi receives a marriage proposal after her event. Pic/AFP
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, 30, 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," He added.
