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Chinese badminton players Liu Yuchen (right) and Ya Qiong Huang after he proposed to her following her victory in the mixed badminton doubles competition in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France, on2 August 2024. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Divyakant Solanki)
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Bronze medallists in the French sailing team, Sarah Steyaert (left) and Charline Picon of France. Picon and Steyaert’s boyfriends vowed to propose if they secured gold or silver medals in the Paris Olympics. Though they won bronze, their partners still popped the question after the pair headed back to Marseille. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Sebastein Nogier)