Olympics-Sailing-France's 'Mama Team' duo get marriage proposals after medal win

Paris 2024 Olympics - Sailing - Women's Skiff Medal Race - Marseille Marina, Marseille, France - August 02, 2024. Charline Picon of France and Sarah Steyaert of France celebrate after winning bronze. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - French women's skiff sailors Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon got a romantic offer when they returned ashore from winning Olympic bronze on Friday, their respective partners both got down on one knee and proposed marriage.

Steyaert and Picon both said "oui", their partners told Reuters as they celebrated an emotional day with their families in a bar just across the road from the Olympic sailing village.