The cool, calm, and picked up Turkish pistol shooter has discovered himself within the grips of on-line fandom whereas securing a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

Yusuf Dikec, alongside his companion Sevval Ilayda Tarhan, took second place within the blended crew 10-meter air pistol occasion. But what noticeably stood out was Dikec’s lack of drugs— particular lenses or huge ear protectors—for the competitors.

The most-shared photographs present Dikec taking pictures in a T-shirt with one hand in his pocket, a seemingly commonplace pair of glasses, and an unfazed look on his face. He’s been likened to an everyday man off the road competing at the Olympics, and even an unsuspecting hitman.

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The 51-year-old is not any newcomer, although. He’s competed at each Summer Olympics since 2008.

“I did not need special equipment. I’m a natural, a natural shooter,” Dikec was quoted as telling Turkish media, in line with EuroNews.

Teammate Tarhan, who spoke with Reuters, expressed that the in a single day superstar standing is well-earned.

“I’m proud of him, but it’s not that he does not have equipment,” the 24-year-old mentioned. “He’s used to shooting with regular glasses and does not need extra gear. It’s a personal thing and he’s comfortable that way.”

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Dikec himself appears shocked, if a bit baffled, by the web’s curiosity in one thing that comes so simply to him.

“I didn’t anticipate such a level of recognition,” he instructed Turkish media on his arrival again to his house nation. “Since I shoot with my both eyes open, I don’t find the equipment very comfortable.”

“No lens, no headphones, just vibes,” Eurosport wrote on X. “Turkey’s Yusuf Dikec wins silver and fans’ hearts.”

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The viral picture got here after South Korean air pistol competitor Kim Yeji additionally went viral for trying like a film star throughout her flip at the Olympics. Her assured demeanor and dramatic stance have introduced reward on social media for her “main character energy”.

“The Olympic #shootingsport stars we didn’t know we needed,” the official Olympics account on X posted Thursday with photos of Kim and Dikec.

Kim gained silver within the girls’s 10-meter air pistol occasion Sunday behind her South Korean teammate Oh Ye Jin.