Paralympian proposes to coach while crossing finish line

Paralympian Brenda Osnaya Alvarez of Team Mexico has proposed to her partner as she crossed the finish line in Paris.
The 31-year-old held up a sign reading, “¿Te quieres casar conmigo?”, which translates from Spanish to English as, “Do you want to marry me?”
Osnaya Alvarez held up the sign while crossing the finish line in the women’s PTWC triathlon on day five at the Pont Alexandre III.
Watch the video above.
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The Instagram account Atleta Soy shared a photo of the pair along with the caption: “Love is in Paris 2024 ! Proposal to coach and partner [Jessica González] and a Yes 💍!”
They wrote: “Brenda Osnaya finishes her participation in the Paralympic Games. Long live love!”
González, who is Osnaya Alvarez’s coach as well as her fiancée, re-posted the message to her own Instagram account.
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Osnaya Alvarez has shared their growing relationship on social media.
In a Instagram post in October 2023, which has been translated from Spanish to English, she wrote: “3 years with the person who complements me in many areas, with her I have grown and learned a lot, she is the person who drives me to be the best version of myself, she has been in my achievements and my defeats, always at the foot of the canyon.”
“I am very proud of how much we have grown, both together and individually, we have worked hard for our goals and we know that we will continue to improve in every way, because we are the dynamic duo, the dynamite duo, the unstoppable duo.”
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“I am very proud of how much we have grown, both together and individually, we have worked hard for our goals and we know that we will continue to improve in every way, because we are the dynamic duo, the dynamite duo, the unstoppable duo,” she continued.
“Nobody is going to stop us, because two heads think better than one and we know that a strong relationship is based on commitment, communication and a lot of understanding.”
Osnaya Alvarez ended her post by saying: “I invite you to continue growing together and in parallel, and achieve everything we set out, being proud of our victories but also learning from our defeats, I invite you to keep sharing life.”
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Osnaya Alvarez is a Mexican triathlete who suffered a broken spine in a car accident while on her way to a national rollerskating competition.
After practicing swimming as part of her rehabilitation, she decided to begin her career as a paratriathlete
She first competed at Tokyo 2020 and is now in Paris continuing her stellar career.
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After a record number of proposals at Paris 2024 just a few weeks ago, we are now beginning to see the first few proposals at the Paralympics.
Triathlete Lionel Morales Gonzalez kicked it off on August 29, deciding to pop the question to his girlfriend Jessica just outside the Paralympic Village dining hall.
A second proposal was done the next day on the courts, with Brazilian badminton player Rogerio Junior Xavier de Oliveira pulling out a sign and a ring box after his latest match.
The sign read: “Edwarda Will You Marry Me?”
It was directed to his girlfriend, fellow Paralympian and volleyball player Edwarda Dias.
The Olympics broke the record for the most proposals, Paris 2024 officials confirmed.
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