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Was it one of the happiest moments in a person’s life that is now getting even better, or did someone just steal the show?

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There is a heated debate on social media about Chinese Olympian Liu Yuchen proposing to his girlfriend and compatriot Huang Yaqiong after she had just received the gold medal she won in badminton.

Yaqiong proudly wore her gold medal around her neck and held a bouquet of flowers in her hand. Yuchen knelt down and proposed marriage: “I will love you forever! Will you marry me?”

After putting the ring on her finger, he kissed her hand to the cheers of the crowd.

It should be noted that Yuchen was eliminated after the group stage of the mixed doubles tournament after playing 2-2 with his partner Ou Xuan Yi.

“If my boyfriend ever did that, I would give him a sneaky punch and step up to the podium,” wrote one user on X.

“Are you going to propose to me after I win gold?? Baby you’ll never hear from me again! It had to be about you,” posted another.

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“Rule #1 of marriage proposals: Don’t ruin a woman’s big day by making it all about you and your relationship,” a third posted in response to a video of the moment.

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On the other hand, a user on X posted a video of the proposal and commented that “love is the ultimate triumph,” and asked, “What could be more romantic?”

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“She won a gold medal and then got a diamond ring,” wrote another user.

“OMG!!! Romance at the Olympics!!!” boasted a third user.

Yaqiong, for her part, said she was thrilled with the entire scene and her summer “couldn’t be more perfect.”

“I started crying again,” she said in Chinese. “Winning the championship also marked a step into another phase of my life. This summer couldn’t have been more perfect. Now I’m so happy I don’t have the words.”

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Yaqiong later thanked her fiancé on Instagram for “making my day” and gushed to reporters that “the ring fits really well on my finger.”

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