Paris: World-famous pole vault hero and two-time Olympic champion, Armand Duplantis, posted a picture Friday of his imitation of Turkish shooting silver medalist Yusuf Dikec's popular stance at the Paris 2024 Olympics for Halloween. According to Anadolu Agency, a grey-haired Duplantis, 24, shared the image on Instagram, showcasing himself in a white Trkiye t-shirt and glasses, mimicking Yusuf Dikec's signature shooting pose that gained popularity during the summer Games. The young Swedish athlete, who clinched gold at both Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, posed with his non-shooting hand tucked into his pocket, exuding a calm demeanor similar to Dikec when Trkiye secured silver in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team competition. Dikec and his teammate Sevval Ilayda Tarhan achieved a historic milestone by winning the silver medal, narrowly losing to Serbia 16-14 in the final. This accomplishment marked Trkiye's first-ever Olympic medal in shooting. The "Yusuf Dikec pose" quickly became a fashionable stance among at hletes in the Paris Olympics, extending to football players as well. Duplantis, who broke the world pole vault record by soaring 6.25 meters (20.5 feet) at the Stade de France, celebrated his gold medal victory with the 'Yusuf Dikec pose' in Paris. Prior to the Olympics, he had already impressed by jumping 6.24 meters in the Diamond League in China. He surpassed his own record again by clearing 6.26 meters in a Diamond League competition held in Silesia, Poland, after the Paris Games. Halloween, observed on October 31, is a holiday celebrated in many Western countries.
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