Australian rowing stars commit to Paris Olympics

Australian rowing stars Caleb Antill and Kendall Brodie are the latest sporting couple to get engaged during the Paris Olympics.

Brodie, who is coxswain of the men’s rowing eight team, revealed the exciting news in a touching post on his Instagram page.

“The city of love delivers,” she posted alongside a photo with Antill and snaps of a healthy date that led to her new fiancé popping the question.

The pair will not leave Paris with any medals, however, as Australia’s men’s eight team failed to secure a podium place in their competition.

Antill and Brodie’s incredible news comes after French steeplechase star Alice Finot proposed to her partner after finishing fourth in the final.

Cheered on by the home fans inside the cauldron in Paris, Finot hugged her teammate, fellow athlete Bruno Martínez Bargiela, before kneeling down.

The Olympian proposed with a pin instead of a ring, much to Bargiela’s surprise, and Finot later explained that he had been inspired by a lucky numerological fact.

“I told myself that if I ran under nine minutes, knowing that nine is my lucky number and we’ve been together for nine years, then I would propose to her,” Finot said in the mixed zone after her race.

“I don’t like doing things the way everyone else does. Since he hadn’t done it yet, I thought maybe it was my turn to do it.”

‘So I gave my boyfriend a pin that I wore with me when I ran. On it, it says: Love is in Paris.

‘He is the one who always gives me strength and if I managed to break the nine-minute mark that meant a lot.’

Finot confirmed that she “said yes” to his proposal and that he was also delighted with his performance on the track.

“I had a great time, I was able to express myself,” adds the Frenchwoman.

“I was just a little short of a medal, I’m sorry, but I don’t regret anything.”