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Oh My God This Lesbian Rugby Proposal at the Rio Olympics

Yvonne
Aug 9, 2016
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Twenty-five-year-old Brazilian rugby sevens player Isadora Cerullo is the first athlete to receive a marriage proposal at the Rio Olympic Games. Her girlfriend of two years proposed to her in front of her team.

https://twitter.com/DanielleWarby/status/762826188226113540

After the crowds dispersed following the first women’s rugby sevens final in Olympic history, 28-year-old Marjorie Enya, a manager at the Deodoro Stadium and Cerullo’s girlfriend, entered the pitch and asked Cerullo to marry her. Enya gave an emotional speech before the couple embraced in front of a crowd.

BBC Sport reports:

“As soon as I knew she was in the squad I thought I have to make this special,” Enya told BBC Sport.

“I know rugby people are amazing and they would embrace it.”

Enya said she had not been nervous about popping the question so publicly to her partner of two years, insisting: “She is the love of my life.”

The couple lives in Sao Paul. Cerullo, who grew up in North Carolina and has dual US citizenship, moved to Brazil to focus on making the team for the Olympics. Brazil’s rugby sevens team finished ninth in the inaugural tournament.

Watch the adorable moment below:

19 Comments

  1. Ingrid
    August 9, 2016 at 10:12 am

    Bronze < Silver < Gold <<<< THIS.

    1. Ingrid
      August 9, 2016 at 10:16 am

      Just to explain. This is that very important crocodiles mouth thing in math. Very useful.

      1. August 10, 2016 at 5:01 am

        ^^ comment award ^^

  2. August 9, 2016 at 10:14 am

    Their faces are SO CUTE.

  3. August 9, 2016 at 11:45 am

    Ahhhh my heart!

  4. August 9, 2016 at 12:15 pm

    Oh man, that was so freaking adorable.

  5. Sherrie
    August 9, 2016 at 3:18 pm

    I wish the both of you, many years of love and happiness.Never forget to tell each other you love them. And never stop listening to each other.

  6. August 9, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    This is lovely but aren’t they kind of stealing the spotlight doing it right after two different countries have their game?

    1. August 9, 2016 at 4:12 pm

      no?

    2. August 9, 2016 at 4:41 pm

      No.

    3. August 9, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    4. Lucy
      August 9, 2016 at 7:32 pm

      Maybe they are just doing it because they love each other

    5. August 10, 2016 at 5:02 am

      Nope.

    6. August 16, 2016 at 3:38 pm

      I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have written a comment that took away from their moment with my queer apologism

      1. August 16, 2016 at 3:49 pm

        No worries, @pancreas!

  7. Serge
    August 10, 2016 at 3:14 am

    Awesome love it??

  8. August 10, 2016 at 3:39 am

    olympic women’s rugby 7s is the gift that keeps on giving. <3 <3 <3

  9. August 10, 2016 at 5:02 am

    Rugby sevens is amazingly fun and fast paced

  10. Alecia
    August 10, 2016 at 6:57 am

    My left eye has been tearing up for no reason all morning, and now I have the right eye to match! Ahhhhhhhh! I LOVE PEOPLE IN LOVE.

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Yvonne S. Marquez is a lesbian journalist and former Autostraddle senior editor living in Dallas, TX. She writes about social justice, politics, activism and other things dear to her queer Latina heart. Yvonne was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. Follow her on Instagram or Twitter. Read more of her work at yvonnesmarquez.com.

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