After capturing a silver medal in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team competition in Paris in 2024 with his partner, Sevval Ilayda Tarhan, Yusuf Dikec cemented his place in Turkish sports history.
When spectators saw that the 51-year-old shooter was participating without any of the gear usually used in the sport—such as ear protection and specialty glasses that help with aim by blocking off one eye’s vision—he gained a lot of attention.
Rather, Dikec accepted the silver medal on July 30 while putting his hand in his pocket and donning his usual prescription spectacles.
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