Watch: Guide Surprises Paralympic Sprinter With Finish-Line Proposal

Some visually-challenged runners race alongside a guide, bound together by a rope around their wrists.

Cape Verde sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo might have missed the qualification for the semi-finals, but she will return from the Tokyo Paralympics with a win she will never want to forget. After finishing fourth at the tournament, as she tried to collect herself, her guide Manuel Antonio Vaz da Vega - who ran with her across the finish line - dropped to the knee and asked her to marry him. She said “yes”. The surprise track-side proposal was captured on camera and won many hearts. ????He *the guide* put a ring on it ????????Guide proposed to ???????? Cape Verde Para athlete after the 200m T11 heats.????????‍♀️ + ????????‍♂️ Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo & Manuel Antonio Vaz de Veiga #ParaAthletics#Paralympics#Tokyo2020pic.twitter.com/f6a7aXxXGL #Paralympics proposal alert ????Manuel Antonio Vaz da Veiga, guide to Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo, popped the question after the women's T11 200m heatsMay the two of them run together for life! ❤️#Tokyo2020#ParaAthleticspic.twitter.com/BYfWVwtwYm WOW! This really made me smile.. they are a team on the field and off.. This wont be the last time we see them.. Congratulations, both of you!???????? this is amazing! Some visually-challenged runners race alongside a guide, bound together by a rope around their wrists. A GIF shared by the official Twitter handle of the ParaAthletics showed the moment the guide proposed the athlete shortly after the 200-metre women's race on Wednesday. It showed other athletes and their guides celebrating the moment with a round of applause. As Vaz da Veiga places a ring on her finger, a visibly overjoyed Pereira Semedo smiles.