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Sun Jul 28, 2024, 06:54 AM Jul 28

Olympian sorry to wife for losing wedding ring in Seine

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Olympian sorry to wife for losing wedding ring in Seine

20 hours ago
Lucy Clarke-Billings, BBC News




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Gianmarco Tamberi of Team Italy celebrates with his wife Chiara Bontempi during day five of the 26th European Athletics Championships at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, on June 11, 2024


Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi has issued a grovelling apology to his wife after losing his wedding ring during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

The 32-year-old world champion was flag-waving for Italy, as the boat carrying its athletes sailed down the River Seine, when the ring slipped off his finger.

"I'm sorry my love, I'm so sorry," he wrote on Instagram in a post dedicated to his wife, Chiara Bontempi Tamberi.

The athlete blamed "losing too many kilos" and "irrepressible enthusiasm" for the mishap.

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Olympian sorry to wife for losing wedding ring in Seine (Original Post) sl8 Jul 28 OP
He will have to pay Big Time for the next set. Then and only then will it be forgotten. GreenWave Jul 28 #1
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