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What Better Time to Propose Than During the Olympic Games
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The Olympics are all about athletic excellence, representing your country, and striving for a podium finish. But for Argentinian fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice, the 2021 (officially 2020) Olympic Games will always hold another memory: the surprise marriage proposal from her coach and long-time lover, Lucas Guillermo Saucedo.
After a close 15-12 loss to Hungary s Anna Marton, Argentina s Maria Belen Perez Maurice was giving the standard post-match press conference when some excited laughter broke out among the reporters. Turn around, the press corps urged, and when she did she was confronted with the surprise of a lifetime: her coach and boyfriend holding a sign: Flaca, te queres casar conmigo? Po favo
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Ante los gritos de sorpresa de la atleta, Saucedo se puso de rodillas y bromeó: «Decime que sí porque hay mucha gente». La original propuesta captada por las cámaras del canal argentino TyC Sports dio vueltas al mundo.
«Son 18 años juntos. Siempre hablamos sobre cómo y dónde vamos a envejecer, ojalá se dé, siempre fuimos de perfil muy bajo. Me parece que es un buen lugar para declararle todo mi eterno amor y admiración a la Flaca», contó Saucedo.
Por su parte, la esgrimista, emocionada, contó que el gesto había logrado desbordarla. «Yo venía rebien, sin llorar en ningún Juego Olímpico, pero acá…», dijo riendo.