Pablo Simonet apparently didn’t want to wait until the end of this year’s Olympic Games to propose to his beloved. In front of the assembled Argentine team, he drops to one knee before his girlfriend Pilar Campoy and surprises her with a marriage proposal.
For Pablo Simonet, 32, and Pilar Campoy, 33, it takes not five rings but just one to achieve great happiness. The two athletes will compete with the Argentine team at the Paris Olympics starting Friday, July 26, 2024—he in handball, she in hockey. However, they’ve already experienced a real highlight.
Olympic Star Pablo Simonet: He Proposes in a Heartfelt Manner
As they pose for official photos with their team by the Seine in Paris, Pablo suddenly steps out from the ranks and gets down on one knee. He holds a small box with a ring in his hand.
It takes his beloved a few seconds to realize that she is about to receive a marriage proposal. In disbelief and moved, she brings her hands to her face. And of course, she says “yes” before joyfully throwing her arms around her partner’s neck and kissing him passionately.
Fortunately, the romantic moment is captured by the cameras present. “The woman of my life said yes to me. At the place I dreamed of, where it all began and where we fought so hard,” the 32-year-old writes about the video he shares on his Instagram profile. The great joy of the couple’s teammates is particularly touching. They embrace the newly engaged couple, dance, and jump with them. Many friends and acquaintances also leave their congratulations under the post.
The first marriage proposal at the #Paris2024 Olympic Village! 💍🩵🤍
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 24, 2024
Pablo Simonet and Pilar Campoy had a very special moment surrounded by their handball and hockey teammates from Argentina. 😍
Congratulations, you two! All the best! 👏 pic.twitter.com/hJJyf9lBMI
Pablo Simonet and Pilar Campoy Competed in the 2016 Olympics
Pablo and Pilar have been together for many years and have been in a relationship since 2015. A year later, they both competed in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2023, both won gold with their respective teams at the Pan American Games in Santiago. They will likely start this year’s Olympic Games in Paris buoyed by their personal happiness.
