Viral Turkish shooter reveals that his calm demeanor at the Olympics masked the inner turmoil he experienced

“At that moment, everyone said I looked very calm, but inside, there were storms raging,” says Yusuf Dikec.

The Turkish shooter went viral for his cool demeanor at the Paris Olympics, despite experiencing inner turmoil while winning silver in the mixed team 10-meter air pistol event.

His relaxed pose, with his non-shooting hand casually tucked into his pocket, sparked a wave of memes and earned him a legion of fans online, along with a tribute from pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis and playful banter with Elon Musk.

Dikec opted for a simple yellow ear plug and regular glasses instead of the high-tech gear favored by his competitors, as he and Sevval Ilayda Tarhan secured their place on the podium.