Olympian Alessia Maurelli's shock engagement after stepping off medal podium

Alessia Maurelli had no idea that moments after stepping off the medal podium at the Olympics, her boyfriend had a surprise up his sleeve. The rhythmic gymnast won a bronze medal for Italy at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Saturday, making her a champion at the Games for a third time. Maurelli's boyfriend of two years, Massimo Bertelloni, was waiting to propose to her after the medal ceremony. READ MORE: Kate Middleton's surprise appearance in star-studded Olympics tributeIn a heartwarming moment, the gymnast stepped off the podium to see Bertelloni knelt on one knee, ready to pop the question. "I can't believe it," the Italian captain told Olympics.com.READ MORE: Paris 2024 breaks record for most proposals at an Olympics"It's a very strange day. I think it's maybe one of the most beautiful days of my life. I will remember it forever, and I'm very happy. "This ring and this medal smell of the future and I'm very happy to live this with my best friends, teammates, and with my future husband," the athlete concluded. https://www.instagram.com/p/C-how9HtavH/?hl=en&img_index=1Maurelli took to Instagram to share a close-up shot of her dazzling ring, writing: I said yes.. 💍More beautiful than I dreamed as a child 😭❤️."In honour of Maurelli and her team's performance, The Olympic Games took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share the news with fans at home."Italy celebrate #bronze," the post began."The team take third place in the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around. It's back-to-back bronzes for Italy in this event."OLYMPIC HUB: You can find all the latest Paris 2024 stories from Wide World Of Sport hereMaurelli reflected on her team's performance to Olympics.com: "We are very, very happy. This is a very important medal for us. It was a very difficult period, these three years."The team placed behind Israel, who received a silver medal, and China, who took home gold. FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.

Alessia Maurelli had no idea that moments after stepping off the medal podium at the Olympics , her boyfriend had a surprise up his sleeve. The rhythmic gymnast won a bronze medal for Italy at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Saturday, making her a champion at the Games for a third time. Maurelli's boyfriend of two years, Massimo Bertelloni, was waiting to propose to her after the medal ceremony.

READ MORE: Kate Middleton's surprise appearance in star-studded Olympics tribute In a heartwarming moment, the gymnast stepped off the podium to see Bertelloni knelt on one knee, ready to pop the question. "I can't believe it," the Italian captain told Olympics.com .

READ MORE: Paris 2024 breaks record for most proposals at an Olympics "It's a very strange day. I think it's maybe one of the most beautiful days of my life. I will remember it forever, and I'm very happy.

"This ring and this medal smell of the future and I'm very happy to live this with my best friends, teammates, and with my future husband," the athlete concluded. Maurelli took to Instagram to share a close-up shot of her dazzling ring, writing: I said yes..

💍More beautiful than I dreamed as a child 😭❤️." In honour of Maurelli and her team's performance, The Olympic Games took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share the news with fans at home. "Italy celebrate #bronze," the post began.

"The team take third place in the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around. It's back-to-back bronzes for Italy in this event.