Yusuf Dikec Türkiye Shooting Athlete Which Goes Viral Because He Doesn’t Use Accessories
Yusuf Dikec Türkiye Shooting Athlete Which Goes Viral Because He Doesn’t Use Accessories. 51 year old Yusuf Dikec stole the public’s attention from the stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This Turkish athlete in the shooting sport went viral because of his relaxed actions while competing.
He does not use special glasses or ear protection like shooting athletes when aiming at targets. In the 10 meter final. Yusuf was seen putting his left hand in his pocket and his right hand casually holding Pisto.
At that time, Turkey played against Serbia at the Shatrook Shooting Center, Tuesday 30 July 2024. In this match, Yusuf won a silver medal. Regarding his relaxed appearance, Yusuf said he did not need shooting equipment. He claims to be a natural shooter who doesn’t use many accessories.
Yusuf went viral because of his action style and achievements. Who is the real figure of Yusuf Dikec? Tracing the International Shooting Sport Federation or ISF website, it turns out that Yusuf Dikec works as a soldier and has been taking part in competitions since 2001. Before the Paris Olympics, Yusuf had taken part in the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio De Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
From his participation in the previous four Olympics, Yusuf failed to win a medal. Armed with a silver medal at the Paris Olympics this time, he hopes to appear at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and win a gold medal.
Quoted from Economic times Yusuf studied at the physical training and education school at Gazi University in Angkara. Then he earned a master’s degree in training from Selchuk University in Konya. Yusuf became world champion in doubles in 2014. He won in the 25m standard pistol and 25m intermediate fire pistol events. At the European championships he has collected seven titles including victory in the air pistol Trio event in 2024, in Geor Hungary.