News Forum - Turkish Olympian’s past military role sparks controversy

[Thaiger]

A Turkish sharpshooter recently garnered global attention after winning a silver medal in the mixed team 10-metre air pistol event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Yusuf Dikec’s relaxed shooting style, devoid of any specialised gear, captivated audiences worldwide. However, his newfound fame took a controversial turn when social activist Scharo Maroof revealed Dikec’s past military … …

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[zozo]

This is total lie. This newspaper is at times sponsored by the Israeli Embassy and who is Maroof? Where is the source? Who paid you to publish these bs lies about this silver medalist shooter guy? Reporting this to cyber crime police for this news full of disinformation and it is a crime by law to publish lies about people.

 

Edited August 10 by zozo

[Fanta]

44 minutes ago, zozo said:

This is total lie. This newspaper is at times sponsored by the Israeli Embassy and who is Maroof? Where is the source? Who paid you to publish these bs lies about this silver medalist shooter guy? Reporting this to cyber crime police for this news full of disinformation and it is a crime by law to publish lies about people.

This is a newsfeed. The forums have no control over the published articles. So you think he wasn’t in the army or he didn’t shoot people or what? 

[ChrisS]

And yet where is all the outrage against a CONVICTED child rapist being asked and allowed to represent the Netherlands in these Olympics?

[Huckster]

1 hour ago, ChrisS said:

And yet where is all the outrage against a CONVICTED child rapist being asked and allowed to represent the Netherlands in these Olympics?

He was being bood by the crowd.

And he was convicted, and did his time.
You can't ban him for everything for the rest of his life...

[Marc26]

1 hour ago, ChrisS said:

And yet where is all the outrage against a CONVICTED child rapist being asked and allowed to represent the Netherlands in these Olympics?

There was a ton of outrage

 

 

Or did you think you were the only one who knew about this?

[ChrisS]

19 hours ago, Huckster said:

And he was convicted, and did his time.
You can't ban him for everything for the rest of his life...

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I would not have thought though an ideal role model for a country to CHOOSE to represent them on the world stage.