Love is in the air as China win Olympic badminton gold

China's Gold medalist Huang Yaqiong (left) reacts as she receives a marriage proposal from her partner Liu Yuchen after leaving the podium at the mixed doubles badminton medal ceremony during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024. - Photo: AFP

PARIS: China's Huang Yaqiong won Olympic badminton mixed doubles gold on Friday (Aug 2) before she was surprised by a marriage proposal from her off-court partner.

Huang and Zheng Siwei claimed the sport's first gold of the Paris Games when they demolished South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun 21-8, 21-11 in just 41 minutes.