In a T-shirt to silver
Hype about casual Turkey sports shooter in dad look
The Olympic Games always produce stars that were never expected. One of them is sports shooter Yusuf Dikec, who is currently causing a stir and amusement on the internet and in his home country of Turkey. Pictures of the 51-year-old from Paris are going around the digital world: pistol in his right hand at the ready, white T-shirt, slight tummy bulge, square glasses, left hand in his trouser pocket. This is how casually Dikec shot the Turks to silver in the mixed competition.
What is particularly striking is that, unlike many of his rivals, Dikec does without a lot of frills in his precision sport. No XXL headphones to protect against noise, no highly complex goggles for better vision. He is a shooter by nature and doesn't need a lot of equipment, Dikec told the Habertürk radio station. He is always conspicuous by his lack of equipment, he said. However, he has never had an audience as big as the one at the Summer Games in France.
A "legend" for Americans
The American sports magazine "Bleacher Report" has already smugly called Dikec "a legend", with countless fans and users celebrating him after his performance at his fifth Summer Games and his first medal. Even the official X account of the Olympics posted pictures of Dikec and Korean shooter Kim Yeji - whose performance is reminiscent of a sinister movie villainess - and called the two "stars we didn't know we needed".
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