Argentine athletes Pablo Simonet and Maria Pilar Campoy got engaged before Paris 2024
PABLO SIMONET and MARIA PILAR CAMPOY – Before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony on July 27, 2024, the Argentine athletes celebrated a special moment. Pablo, a player on the men’s national handball team, proposed to Maria, a member of the women’s hockey team, on July 26. Their engagement took place in the Olympic Village, a day before the official festivities began.
Pablo and Maria have been together since 2015 and have experienced the Olympics together, starting with the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Pablo chose Paris, known as the City of Love, for his proposal, thinking it was the perfect setting to take their relationship to the next level. After both teams had their group photos taken, Pablo proposed to Maria, presenting her with a ring. Maria was taken by surprise but accepted the proposal.
Their engagement came at an ideal time, as both teams had just qualified for the Paris Olympics following their success at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. The handball team played in Viña del Mar, while the hockey team competed 165 kilometers away in Ñuñoa. After Maria’s team won their final game against the United States, she checked her phone and saw Pablo’s message celebrating his team’s gold medal and Olympic qualification.
Maria, who had taken a brief hiatus in Spain, was thrilled to return to the national team for Paris 2024. She expressed her desire to end her career on a high note. The proposal was widely shared, and the Olympic Games’ official X (formerly Twitter) account highlighted it, calling it the first marriage proposal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Village. The video of the proposal quickly gained traction, with many netizens expressing their joy and hoping both teams would win, making the couple’s celebration even more memorable.