It’s been a trying 2024 so far for Peugeot TotalEnergies boss Jean-Marc Finot, but yesterday he was on TV screens worldwide with a broad smile.
That’s because his daughter Alice Finot, immediately after finishing fourth in the 3000 metres Steeplechase at the Paris Olympics, breaking the European Record for the event in the process with a run in 8:58.67, chose to make a very personal statement:
“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 said.
And she did just that, dropping to one knee on the track and presenting the Olympic pin she had worn for the race to her tearful boyfriend, triathlete Bruno Martinez Bargiela from Spain.
A memory that will last a lifetime for Alice Finot and her husband to be ❤️#paris2024 #olympics pic.twitter.com/BqFRfzWFdq
— Eurosport (@eurosport) August 7, 2024
The pin was engraved with the words “Love is in Paris.”
And, as you can see above, her dad Jean-Marc was right there to see it, his smile clearly showing approval.
Congratulations to Alice, Bruno, Jean-Marc and the Finot and Martinez Bargiela families.
And many thanks to Sam Smith for the tip!
