Overview

• Dikec and teammate Mustafa Inan beat Germany’s Christian Reitz and Paul Froehlich 2-0 to secure the men’s team 10m air pistol title.
• The European Champions League of Air Weapons in Istanbul yielded three gold medals for Turkey with Dikec central to the success.
• A widely shared video highlighted Dikec’s trademark calm posture — white T-shirt, glasses and one hand in his pocket — during competition.
• Dikec said competing in Istanbul was a great honor and described the victory as a tune-up for the World Championships in Cairo next month.
• His coach has said they filed to trademark Dikec’s viral pose after learning of outside attempts to register it.