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AN OLYMPICS star proposed to her boyfriend after beating the European record in the 3000m steeplechase.
French athlete Alice Finot celebrated her achievement with her partner after crossing the finish line at the Stade de France.
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Finot, 33, finished the race in fourth place with a record-breaking time of 8:58.67.
Despite not getting a spot on the podium, she appeared overjoyed as she made her way to the stands.
The French fans cheered her on as she hugged her partner, Bruno Martinez Bargiela, who is a Spanish triathlete.
She then got down on one knee and proposed with a pin instead of a ring.
Finot had made a promise to herself that she would propose if she completed the race in under nine minutes.
She said in the mixed zone: “I told myself that if I ran under nine minutes, knowing that nine is my lucky number and that we’ve been together for nine years, then I would propose.
“I don’t like doing things like everyone else. Since he hadn’t done it yet, I told myself that maybe it was up to me to do it.
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“So, I gave a pin that I ran with to my boyfriend. On it, it says: Love is in Paris.
“He’s the one who always gives me strength and if I managed to get under nine minutes, that meant a lot.”
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Finot confirmed that she received a good answer from Bargiela and that she was pleased with her track performance.
She added: “He said yes.
“I really had a blast, I managed to express myself.
“It was just a tiny bit (that was) missing to get a medal, I’m sorry. But I don’t regret anything.”
It is the second engagement of the Paris Olympics.
Chinese badminton stars Huang Ya Qiong and Liu Yuchen got engaged after winning gold in the mixed doubles last week.
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