Paris : Olympics 2024 saw one of the sweetest and romantic moment as Chinese Shuttler Huang Yaqiong received surprise marriage proposal from her boyfriend Liu Yuchen right after winning Gold Medal in Women’s Badminton Doubles.
Yaqiong teamed with Zheng Siwei to win the gold medal in the badminton mixed doubles competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, beating Kim Wonho and Jeong Naeun of South Korea (21-8, 21-11). Then, Yaqiong went through the medal ceremony, fellow Chinese badminton player Liu Yuchen had a surprise for her.
Yuchen who won a silver medal in the men’s doubles competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and competed in men’s doubles again during these Paris Games ‒ pulled out a ring, got down on one knee and proposed her.
Already holding flowers in her hands from the medal ceremony, Yaqiong quickly said “yes” . The proposal was shown on the videoboard at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris and the crowd celebrated along with the couple.
“I cannot describe the feeling I have because I am happy, happy, happy,” said Huang, who was in tears as she nodded yes. “Getting the gold medal is recognition of our journey”.
“I was surprised by the engagement ring. I’ve been focusing on training to become an Olympic champion. I never expected it”.
“I haven’t thought about how we will celebrate”, said she.
Yuchen, despite being knocked out in Men’s Badminton Doubles Group stage & not winning a medal, definitely got something precious.
