(CNN) Love is in the air at Rio 2016 -- and the world's top athletes are getting in on the act. Just moments after receiving her silver medal in Sunday's 3-meter springboard event, China's He Zi was asked to take a very different kind of plunge. The 25-year-old was met by boyfriend Qin Kai, a fellow Olympic diver, who bent low on one knee by the podium before offering up a box containing an engagement ring. She appeared shocked, and covered her mouth before Qin placed the ring on her finger and gave a "thumbs up" to the spectators. "We've been dating for over six years," He Zi told reporters.Diver receives poolside proposalChina's He Zi had won silver medalQin Kai gives thumbs up to crowdSecond proposal of the Rio Games
The proposal quickly went viral -- but some questioned Qin's decision to propose so publicly, and suggested it was mean to upstage _, taking attention away from her moment of sporting glory.