Turkish Olympic shooter Yusuf Dikec's nonchalant pose attracts global attention in 2024

The shooting branch attracted global attention with Turkish athlete "Yusuf Dikec's pose" in 2024.

The Turkish shooter attracted global attention with his cool demeanor while shooting his gun with one hand in his pocket without using a lot of auxiliary equipment, such as lenses, eyelids and ear protection, at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

According to information received from the Turkish Shooting Federation, the national athletes managed to win 34 medals in international sports organizations in 2024.

Dikec and his teammate Sevval Ilayda Tarhan won the silver medal in the 10 meters air pistol mixed team competition at the Olympics held in August, after losing the final to Serbia 16-14, which marked the first-ever Olympic medal for Türkiye in shooting.

Turkish athletes also bagged the gold medal in the European Champions League Air Rifle in Belgrade and completed the season at the top.

- 'Yusuf Dikec pose' becomes trendy winning stance for athletes

The nonchalant "Yusuf Dikec pose" became a trendy winning stance for athletes worldwide.

Armand Duplantis from Sweden made the Olympic record in the men's pole vault at the Stade de France with a jump of 6.25 meters (21.3 feet), beating his world record of 6.24 meters in the Diamond League in China. He celebrated his gold medal success with the “Yusuf Dikec pose.”

Nina Kennedy, Australian gold medalist in the women's pole vault, also did the Dikec's popular stance.

Another athlete who celebrated his victory by posing with one hand in his pocket as if he were shooting a gun was Jamaican Roje Stona, who broke the Olympic record in the discus throw with 70 meters and won gold.

Hungarian athlete David Betlehem, who crossed the finish line in third place in the marathon swimming race where athletes competed in the Seine River, gave the "Yusuf Dikec pose" during his show of joy.