Olympics star goes viral for being 'main protagonist' and having 'aura' after shooting without any protection
Olympics fans are loving an image of Yusuf Dikec shooting without any protection
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Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec has gone viral online after a picture of the 51-year-old at the Olympics was published on social media.
Fans have been sent into a frenzy over a photo of Dikec competing in the 10-metre air pistol mixed team event in Paris.
Most athletes have been wearing protection when taking part in the shooting, wearing things like specialised lenses, eye cover and ear protection to shield them from harm.
But Dikec wore none of the above and was seen shooting with his hands in his pocket.
Turkey sent a 51 yr old guy with no specialized lenses, eye cover or ear protection and got the silver medal pic.twitter.com/sFKcsRzvrw
— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) July 31, 2024
The Turkey star even went on to win a silver medal for his country.
And fans on X have reacted in amusing fashion to the image, with one user saying: "Bro is the MAIN PROTAGONIST."
A second said: "Dude looks like he just decided to join the Olympics when he woke up this morning."
Another weighed in by saying: "With both eyes open and hand in his pocket..that’s 1000 AURA."
A fourth stated: "Looked like they begged him to be there and he said 'fine but I’m only doing it for silver because it’s my favorite color.'"
"Looks like he was taking a walk around the park then decided to drop by for the Olympics," said a fifth user.
Another reacted by saying: "Would’ve won gold if he was allowed to smoke a cigar while doing this."
And a seventh said: "Looks like he just woke up from sleep! A Legend."
Dikec isn't new to shooting, with the veteran taking part in his fifth Olympic Games.
He and his shooting partner came close to winning gold, with two shots ultimately costing them.
Turkey have won two medals at the games so far and sit 33rd in the medal table.
They enjoyed their best-ever medal haul at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning 13 - including two golds and two silvers.
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Olympics fans are loving an image of Yusuf Dikec shooting without any protection
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Regarding Team GB, they currently have 17 medals so far.
Alex Yee's triumph in the men's triathlon and Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw's exploits in the women’s quad sculls means Great Britain has six golds to their name.
Olympics star Yusuf Dikec poses with his silver medal
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Team GB's best-ever medal haul came in Rio eight years ago.
They won a staggeroing 67 medals that year to finish second in the table, with a huge 27 of those gold.