French Olympic athlete Alice Finot has caused a stir on social media after she proposed to her boyfriend after her race at the Paris Olympics.

The 33-year-old broke the European record in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase in Tuesday's final and proceeded to propose to her lover who was cheering her on from the stands.

Despite missing out on a podium finish, the European Champion was not going to miss the golden opportunity to propose to her long-time Spanish partner.

She said:

"I told myself that if I ran under nine minutes, knowing that nine is my lucky number and that we’ve been together for nine years, then I would propose."

Finot's bold gesture has garnered reactions from Nigerians on social media.

The moment French Olympian Alice Finot celebrated her record-breaking Steeplechase time by proposing to her boyfriend

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Check out some reactions below:

@spenxergram said: "If Mohammed doesn’t go to the Mountain, then the Mountain goes to Mohammed. Kudos to her courageous mind💯"

@detolacash: "Nigeria ladies go rather swallow the ring"

@baronchuks5263: "Nigerian ladies will rather remain single than do this"

@layorh_:"Guess what? He ran away first before accepting it, looks to me like he never was the man in the relationship. Even took the girly approach"

@iam_therealriri: "I would rather swallow the ring 😂😂 congratulations to them"

@kinglegend_101': "Did she die? The answer is No. why I love whites"