A Chinese badminton player who proposed to his girlfriend after she won gold at the Paris Olympics has been blasted by fans online for ‘making the moment about him’.
After coming out on top in the badminton mixed doubles competition with partner Zheng Siwei last Friday, there were double celebrations for Huang Ya Qiong when her boyfriend Liu Yuchen got down on one knee and popped the question.
Liu was waiting for Huang with flowers following the medal presentation, but surprised her when he dropped to the floor and pulled out a ring to propose.
A visibly shocked Huang said yes to her partner – who was representing China in the badminton men’s doubles – and burst into tears after the romantic gesture.
However, Liu’s proposal did not go down well with fans on social media.
A Chinese badminton player who proposed to his girlfriend after she won gold at the Paris Olympics has been blasted by fans online for ‘making the moment about him’
Following the viral moment, a number of users took to X to hit out at the Olympian for stealing the limelight after his girlfriend won gold, claiming that he ‘had to make it about him’.
One wrote: ‘men are so selfish. she won the gold medal so he had to make the entire moment about him.’
Another posted: ‘Men will always want the spotlight. That’s her moment then comes a man’.
‘Proposing to me after I win gold?? Baby you’ll never hear from me again! Had to make it about you,’ said a third.
A fourth put: ‘He could’ve waited. Now her moment is overshadowed by a proposal.’
While another simply concluded: ‘Men always trynna make it about themselves’.
Several users took to X to hit out at Liu Yuchen for stealing the limelight after girlfriend Huang Ya Qiong’s victory
Huang said yes while bursting into tears after her boyfriend’s romantic gesture in Paris
Liu Yuchen is not the only athlete to propose at the Olympics this summer, nevertheless.
French 3,000m steeplechase star Alice Finot also celebrated breaking the European record by proposing to her partner at the Stade de France on Tuesday.
After coming fourth in a highly-competitive race, Finot made her way to the stands with an impressive personal best of eight minutes and 58.67seconds in the bag.
The 33-year-old then hugged her partner – fellow athlete Bruno Martínez Bargiela – before getting down on one knee.
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