Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikek has been dominant since winning the silver medal at the Paris Olympics in 2024. People were stunned by the manner in which he won the medal. Yusuf, 51, won silver with limited gear. He was wearing normal glasses at the time of shooting and had one hand in his pocket. His photo and video went viral like wildfire. Yusuf has now come into limelight by asking a tricky and funny question to Tesla owner Elon Musk. He asked the billionaire businessman whether robots could win medals in the Olympics with one hand in their pocket. Musk gave a surprising answer to this.
Yusuf wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ on Monday, “Hi Alan, do you think future robots can win medals in the Olympics with their hands in their pockets? How about discussing this in Istanbul, the cultural capital that connects the continents? Musk replied to the post, “Robots will aim at the center every time.” He further said, “I am going to Istanbul.” keen for. This is one of the great cities of the world.” People are having funny reactions to Musk’s answer. One user commented, “Will robots look good doing this?” Another said, “A fight can also be organized between robots, in which we have to see who will last longer.”
It is noteworthy that Yusuf had won a historic medal. He and Seval Ilayda Tarhan won silver for Turkey in the mixed team 10 meter air pistol shooting. This was Türkiye’s first medal in Olympic shooting. Yusuf’s aim was so accurate that from 15th to 10th time he was successful in scoring more than 10 points and 5 times he got more than 9 points. His teammate Seval Ilayda Tarhan could score 10 points only 7 times. They fell just 2 points short of winning the gold medal as their mixed team lost 16-14 in the gold medal match. Mikec and Zorana Arunovic won gold for Serbia. India’s Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh got bronze medals.
