Rio 2016 proposal: Race walker and Tonbridge AC star Tom Bosworth from Sevenoaks engaged
Published: 10:23, 16 August 2016
A Kent Olympian is celebrating today after proposing to his boyfriend on a beach in Rio.
Tom Bosworth, 26, who competes in race walking, got down on one knee and popped the question to partner Harry Dineley yesterday.
A delighted Mr Dineley accepted and Mr Bosworth, who was born in Sevenoaks and is a member of Tonbridge Athletic Club, put a sparkly ring on his finger.
Yesterday lunch time, the sportsman, who was in the men's 20K walking race last Friday, tweeted a photo of the proposal with the caption: "He said YES!!"
Hisfiancé tweeted a picture of the ring shortly afterwards, simply saying: "Ok then."
Mr Bosworth came sixth in his race with a personal best of 1 hour 20 minutes and 13 seconds.
Qualifying for Rio was a dream come true for Mr Bosworth who missed out on being selected for London 2012 by an agonising 19 seconds.
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