French runner Alice Finot proposes to her boyfriend with an Olympic pin after her steeplechase race

By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:19 AM CDT Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Rarely has an Olympic pin contained so much love.

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SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Rarely has an Olympic pin contained so much love.

When French runner Alice Finot got down on one knee and proposed to her boyfriend after her Olympic steeplechase race, she attached a “Love is in Paris” pin on his shirt.

“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,” Finot said.

Alice Finot, of France, and Lea Meyer, of Germany, compete in a women's 3000 meters steeplechase round 1 heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Finot finished fourth in 8 minutes, 58.67 seconds on Tuesday and then ran over to the stands where she found her boyfriend, Spanish triathlete Bruno Martinez.

“I don’t like doing things like everyone else,” Finot said. “Since he hadn’t done it yet, I thought maybe it was up to me.”

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