Asia CrossFit Championship’s first marriage proposal as Chinese team competitor gets down on one knee
- Team Black member Dabai Yang of Beijing proposes to girlfriend at Shanghai ‘Sanctional’
- Serena Shen, a volunteer at the event, says yes – to the delight of the crowd
Beijing’s Dabai Yang admitted he was a bit nervous on Saturday before taking part in the team competition at the first Asia CrossFit Championship – and it had nothing to do with the competition.
Yang, 32, is here from Beijing with Team Black, who finished 36th on day one, and after the team’s second event, he got down on one knee in front of the crowd at Luwan Stadium in Shanghai and proposed to his girlfriend, Serena Shen.
It was much to the delight of fans who hooted and hollered loudly. Yang said he got the idea in his head about a month ago, and decided to propose to Shen, in a fitting setting as they are both CrossFit athletes from China’s capital city.
Shen, 33, who is here volunteering but has to return to Beijing on Sunday, was visibly surprised by the proposal, and, of course, said yes.
Yang said he was glad she did. “Abso-f******-lutely,” he said. “I’m very happy.”