Italian sprinter Alessandro Ossola says proposing to his girlfriend Arianna at the Paralympics is better than winning a medal.
Italian sprinter Alessandro Ossola arrived at the Paris 2024 Paralympics looking for a gold medal, but he will leave with “something amazing” after proposing to his girlfriend in front of tens of thousands of fans in the Stade de France on Sunday.
He ran to his parents and girlfriend Arianna in the stands, dropped to his knee and asked the question. “I was unlucky, I didn’t achieve the final and I was really sad about it. But after three minutes, you know life is strange, I was really happy.”Ossola knew wherever he finished in his race, he had a lot more on the line in the French capital than his result.Alessandro and Arianna are set to celebrate their engagement in the French capital
A motorcycle accident in 2015 resulted in the death of his first wife and meant Ossola had to have most of his left leg amputated."It’s a long journey, now I’m here I’m smiling," he added.
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