Recently, a Turkish air pistol shooter became an overnight social media sensation at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This happened after he and his partner won a silver medal. What caught everyone’s attention was that he wore no other gear than his goggles and earplugs. Let’s take a closer look at who exactly the Turkish shooter with the overflowing ‘aura’ is.
The Coolest Olympic Athlete? 'Gearless' Turkish Shooter Yusuf Dikec Goes Viral 🇹🇷😎 | #Paris2024
The Turkish shooter is 51-year-old Yusuf Dikec.
On Tuesday, at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Yusuf Dikec and his partner Sevval Ilayda Tarhan won the silver medal for Turkey in the mixed team 10-meter air pistol event. His nonchalant stance during the event, without any special shooting gear, made him go viral. Viewers took to social media and shared a photo of him in a shooting stance, with only his glasses, earphones and other hand in his pocket.
This is what you call aura51 year old Yusuf Dikec from Turkey shows up without any special equipment to shoot, and looks like he just stepped out of the crowd and gave it a go… he just casually took home silver at the Olympics? pic.twitter.com/ANrB7PyfxP
