Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo of Cape Verde and guide Manuel Antonio Vaz da Veiga embrace on the track of Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Thursday after he proposed. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Sports A Paralympic Sprinter Got Engaged To Her Running Partner Moments After Their Race September 2, 2021 Sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo, who is visually impaired, didn't qualify for the semifinals. But she did accept a surprise proposal from her sighted partner, Manuel Antonio Vaz da Veiga.