Rio Olympics: Gay Olympics worker proposes to her Brazilian rugby player girlfriend on rugby pitch (photos)

25 year old gay Rio Olympics stadium manager Marjorie Enya proposed to her rugby player girlfriend Isadora Cerullo on the rugby pitch on Monday evening after the Rugby final. Isadora said 'yes' as the pair kissed amid cheers from the crowd.

Dressed in her Olympic volunteer uniform, Ms Enya asked her girlfriend Isadora Cerullo, 25, to marry her After Isadora accepted, Enya's fellow local volunteers clapped, cheered and waved love heart balloons. 

According to BBC Sport reporter Luke Denny, Ms Enya said 

'She is the love of my life,' she said of her partner. 'I wanted to show people that love wins'.

Same sex marriage has been legal in Brazil since 2003. 

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Sports World News 03:22:00