Turkish shooter's picture hitting silver medal at Olympics attracts global attention

Yusuf Dikec, a Turkish Olympic silver medalist who shoots without special equipment, has gone viral on the internet. Dikec and his teammate Sevval Ilayda Tarhan won the silver medal in the 10 metres air pistol mixed team competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, after losing the final to Serbia 16-14, which marked the first-ever Olympic medal for Turkiye in shooting. Dikec’s cool demeanour at the event gained global attention. While other competitors wore safety equipment and specialist glasses to improve focus and stop glare, Dikec took part wearing a t-shirt that said ‘Turkiye’ and his normal eye glasses and with one hand in his pocket. The Olympic #shootingsport stars we didn’t know we needed. 🇰🇷 Kim Yeji 🤝 […]