LOVE was in the air at the World Athletics Championships as two competitive race walkers got engaged at the finish line of the 35km walking event.<br /><br />Slovakian walker Hana Burzalova was just crossing the line in Budapest when she spotted her boyfriend Dominik Cerny - who had just completed the men's event himself, waiting at the finish line.<br /><br />Cerny got down on one knee to propose to Burzalova and luckily she had enough breath after her exertions in the race to accept his proposal.<br /><br />Cerny celebrated by punching the air and then lifted his fiancee into his arms.<br /><br />The couple then posed for the cameras with Burzalova proudly showing off her engagement ring in the photos.<br /><br />In the process, Cerny, 25, placed 19th in his race, recording a personal best time of 2:32.56.<br /><br />Burzalova, 22, finished 28th in the women's race but did clock a season's best of 3:02.47, meaning there was plenty to celebrate.<br /><br />The couple regularly give an insight into their training and relationship on Instagram, which included a recent romantic holiday to Cyprus.<br /><br />But Cerny was giving no hints of an imminent proposal on an Instagram story he posted before the race.<br /><br />The story featured Burzalova preparing her hydration bottles and energy gels before the race in Budapest and he captioned it: "Ouch, here we go again."<br /><br />The official World Athletics Twitter account posted their congratulations to the happy couple, posting pictures of the engagement with the caption: "She said YES."<br /><br />Race walking also appears in the Olympics and requires competitors to keep one foot on the ground at all times to prevent running.<br /><br />Judges sit throughout the race to ensure that competitors stick to the technique.<br /><br />Ironically for the couple, a bent knee is also not permitted when competing in the sport, and penalties are handed out if the knee is bent within the race.<br /><br />Race distances at the World Championships used to be up to 50km but this was cut to 35km last year, with a 20km race also included.
