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<p>The 2016 Rio Olympics are full of medals, new world records and apparently, proposals. </p><p>Just after receiving her silver medal in women's 3-meter springboard diving, He Zi got a surprise. Boyfriend and fellow Chinese Olympic diver Qin Kai proposed poolside, and she said yes.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/rugby-player-says-yes-to-sweet-proposal-during-rio-olympics/">Brazilian Rugby Player Says Yes To Sweet Proposal During Rio Olympics</a></b></p><p>Zi told reporters the couple has been together for six years. "He said a lot of things there at the podium. He made a lot of promises, but the thing that has touched me the most is that I think this is the guy I can trust for the rest of my life," <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/14/sport/china-diving-marriage-proposal-rio-2016-olympics/" target="_blank">she said.</a></p><p>Kai will return home to China with more than a new fiancee. He too won an Olympic medal — the bronze in men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving. </p><p><i>Music provided courtesy of APM Music.</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/4-us-swimmers-were-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-rio/">Rio Safety Concerns Highlighted Again After 4 US Swimmers Robbed</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/looking-back-at-michael-phelps-olympic-career/">Michael Phelps' Olympic Career Put In Context</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/what-makes-an-olympic-swimming-pool-fast/">What Makes An Olympic Swimming Pool 'Fast'?</a></li></ul>
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Moments after earning a silver medal in the women’s 3-meter springboard in Sunday's Olympics, Chinese diver He Zi got the surprise of a lifetime.
 
This time, it was a diamond instead of a medal.
 
According to USA Today, after photos were taken for the medal ceremony, boyfriend and fellow Chinese diver Qin Kai got on one knee, right in front of cameras and an audience (watch below).

 
Right next to the poolside, Qin Kai proposed.
 
"We've been dating for six years, but I didn't expect him to propose today," He Zi said of the moment, according to BBC News. "He said a lot of things, made a lot of promises, but I think the thing that touched me the most is I think this is the guy I can trust for the rest of my life."
 
Both athletes have received recognition in Rio -- last week, Qin Kai won bronze in the men's three-meter synchronized springboard.