In 2024, during the Paris Olympic Games, Yusuf Dikec caused a sensation with a daring pose. Indeed, this shooter adopted a relaxed posture, shooting with one hand in his pocket, arousing general astonishment. According to the Turkish Shooting Federation, Turkish athletes won 34 medals in various international competitions that year.
Among the notable performances of Turkish athletes, Dikec and Sevval Ilayda Tarhan won the silver medal in the mixed 10-meter air pistol competition. Against Serbia, they lost with a narrow score of 16-14, but this victory marked a first for Türkiye in this discipline at the Olympic Games.
Additionally, the Turkish team triumphed by winning the gold medal in the European Air Rifle Champions League in Belgrade, closing the season on top. The “Yusuf Dikec pose” has become a posture adored by athletes around the world.
Notably, Swedish athlete Armand Duplantis set a new Olympic pole vault record of 6.25 meters at the Stade de France, surpassing his previous world record. Celebrating his achievement, he adopted the iconic Dikec pose. In the same vein, Nina Kennedy, Australian gold medalist in women’s pole vault, as well as Jamaican Roje Stona, victorious in the discus throw with a record of 70 meters, celebrated with the “Yusuf Dikec pose”.
Finally, the Hungarian athlete David Betlehem, who won third place in the sea swimming race across the Seine, also chose this controversial pose to show his satisfaction.
This article was written by Halil Ibrahim Avsar and translated by Adama Bamba from an original publication by our colleagues at Anadolu.
