Rush of proposals at Marry Mound

11/08/2012 By pa.press.net

The Park Live area of the Olympic Park has seen a rush of marriage proposals

Sports fans are giving new meaning to the phrase "Olympics rings" with a rush of marriage proposals.

The eastern lawn of Park Live, the venue for Olympic Park big screens, is thought to have seen 25 proposals since the Games began.

This works out at an average of two every day - leading organisers to dub the grassy area Marry Mound after Murray Mound, the Wimbledon viewing area.

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