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Turkish Shooter Wins Gold Again After Viral Competition Style

A collage image featuring two main photographs of a Turkish shooter. On the left, he is in a shooting competition wearing a white 'Türkiye' shirt with an Adidas logo, aiming a pistol with one hand while his other hand is in his pocket; the background shows 'Paris 2024' branding. On the right, he is dressed in a dark blazer and white shirt, proudly holding a gold medal around his neck, with a blue backdrop featuring a castle-like structure. A red circle highlights his hand gripping the pistol in the left image. Below the collage, text explains he went viral for competing without special gear and one hand in his pocket, then won gold at the 2025 European Championships.
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The Turkish shooter who went viral for competing without special gear and with one hand in his pocket did it again, winning gold at the 2025 European Championships.

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A collage image featuring two main photographs of a Turkish shooter. On the left, he is in a shooting competition wearing a white 'Türkiye' shirt with an Adidas logo, aiming a pistol with one hand while his other hand is in his pocket; the background shows 'Paris 2024' branding. On the right, he is dressed in a dark blazer and white shirt, proudly holding a gold medal around his neck, with a blue backdrop featuring a castle-like structure. A red circle highlights his hand gripping the pistol in the left image. Below the collage, text explains he went viral for competing without special gear and one hand in his pocket, then won gold at the 2025 European Championships.

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The image originates from 9Gag with the original title 'He deserves it.' It is a user-created collage combining two likely original competition photographs (one from the Paris 2024 event and another from the 2025 European Championships) with explanatory text to highlight the shooter's viral moment and subsequent gold medal win. The 'KNOWLEDGE JUNCTION' watermark in the top right suggests possible reposting or sourcing from that platform.

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