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Tokyo Olympics hottest athlete, Alicia Schmidt to set the track on fire

Germany’s track and field star who is the ‘Worlds sexiest athlete’ will compete in the 4x400m relay and the Games first 4x400m mixed relay.

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 25 Jul 2021 11:39AM

Tokyo Olympics hottest athlete, Alicia Schmidt to set the track on fire
Alicia Schmidt. - Agency pix

Tokyo - Germany’s track and field star, Alicia Schmidt is the ‘Worlds sexiest athlete’ and she received her bombshell title four years ago after a Busted Coverage story went viral. Not only has the flattering superlative stuck, her long-term dreams of becoming an Olympian have come to fruition. 

"TOKYO IS CALLING - I ‘m going to the Olympics," Schmidt announced on Instagram. "Still feels unreal! I am so grateful and at the same time thrilled to experience something I have been dreaming of since I started all of this! Bring it on - I so can’t wait for this."

Schmidt will compete in the women's 4x400m relay and the Games' first 4x400m mixed relay. Schmidt has been competitive for years, having claimed a silver medal at the 2017 European Athletics Under-20 Championship in the 4x400m relay. 

While Schmidt boasts 1.7 million followers on Instagram alone, she maintains a modest attitude regarding her "world's sexiest" status. 

"I do not know why I got this title. Sport comes clearly first. There are thousands of girls on Instagram who look good and still do not have as many fans." – Agencies July 25, 2021 

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