Olympic champion Armand Duplantis imitates Turkish shooting star for Halloween

​​​​​​​By Can Erozden

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.

A grey-haired Duplantis, 24, posted a picture on Instagram where he was in a white Türkiye t-shirt, wearing glasses as he performed Yusuf Dikec's signature shooting pose that went viral during the summer Games.

The young Swedish athlete, who won gold at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, tucked his non-shooting hand into his pocket and seemed in a cool demeanor in his picture, just like Dikec did when Turkiye won silver in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team competition in Paris.

Dikec and teammate​​​​​​​Sevval Ilayda Tarhan won the silver medal, after losing in the final to Serbia 16-14, It marked the first-ever Olympic medal for Türkiye in shooting.

The "Yusuf Dikec pose" became a trendy stance for athletes competing in the Paris Olympics, along with football players.

Duplantis soared 6.25 meters (20.5 feet) at the Stade de France to break the world pole vault record and win gold in the French capital.

Duplantis celebrated his medal success with the 'Yusuf Dikec pose' in Paris.

Before the Olympics, he had jumped 6.24 meters in the Diamond League in China.

Duplantis broke his world record again as he cleared 6.26 meters in a Diamond League competition in Poland's Silesia following the Paris Games.

Halloween is a holiday observed in many Western countries on Oct. 31.