New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS): It was double delight for Commonwealth Game gold medallist badminton ace Jwala Gutta on Sunday as she got engaged to Tamil actor and producer Vishnu Vishal on her 37th birthday.

Jwala, the 1992 and 1996 Olympian, took to Twitter to announce the development on Monday. "N dis happened last nite n what a beautiful surprise it was!" she wrote, alongside two photos with Vishal.

"Today when I think of my life, what a journey it has been in 2day I realise there is so much more to look forward to!" she said. "Towards our family, Aryan, friends and work! It's gonna be another great journey am sure."

The tweet has been liked over 3,000 times till Monday evening.

Aryan is Vishal's son with his previous marriage with actor Rajini Natraj. Jwala, too, was married earlier to four-time national singles badminton player Chetan Anand, from 2005 to 2011. Jwala and Vishal had confirmed their relationship around two years ago.