via The Star

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris is drawing to a close, and some moments stood out more than others. Today, we will talk about the Olympic shooters who got everyone’s attention with their cool postures and gear. However, one of the shooters marked a higher level of popularity with his casual outfit and no specialised equipment. The latter is the Turkish silver-medalist Yusuf Dikec, who is taking the internet by storm with many admiration posts and memes.

Let us share some public reactions on Yusuf Dikec and other Olympic sharpshooters!

Someone decided to create a poster-like picture of five Olympic shooters and call them “Avengers”. They even jokingly captioned the post that they would tell their kids these were the Avengers. Well, rest up, Marvel. The 2024 Olympic shooters will keep the world safe now!

Two other memes poked fun at the Turkish & South Korean shooters. The Korean Kim Ye-ji was crowned the “coolest athlete” by the internet as she struck a relaxed pose while shooting and wore specialised headphones, special lenses, and a hat. The hand-in-pockets Yusuf Dikec had a more casual outfit and no special gear, but he won silver. This called for the joke that women tend to over-prepare for trips, and men just pack a few essentials!

This difference between the two shooters also poked fun at how students dress up nicely for the first college exam ever vs the last exam.

Yusuf Dikec was also compared to another Olympic shooter who had all the specialised gear. So, using the two marksmen’s pictures, this meme compares evidence-based practice with the trial-and-error method.

Lastly, someone posted a picture of Yusuf Dikec holding his silver medal and captioned it, “Imagine if you win gold at the Olympics and the silver guy gets all the glory”. This is definitely something to think about if you were in their shoes!