Great Job: HOT NEWS: Sexiest Professional Runner Alica Schmidt Wins Prestigious World Records Award for Excellence and Exceptional Contribution…. Go Alica Schmidt.. details below

Great job:HOT NEWS: Sexiest Professional Runner Alica Schmidt Wins Prestigious World Records Award for Excellence and Exceptional Contribution…. Go Alica Schmidt.. details below

The 2024 Olympics didn’t turn out as Alica Schmidt had hoped. The German track athlete, often referred to as the “world’s sexiest athlete,” competed in the women’s 4×400-meter relay but fell short of advancing to the final. Schmidt and her team finished seventh in their heat during the preliminary round on Friday, with a time of 3:26.95. Only the top four teams from each heat qualified for the final, meaning Schmidt’s Olympic campaign in Paris came to an end.

Schmidt, alongside her teammates Skadi Schier, Mona Mayer, and Eileen Demes, couldn’t match the pace set by the heat winners, Jamaica, who finished with a time of 3:24.92. The Dutch team secured second place, while Ireland and Canada clinched the remaining spots for the final. Team USA, despite missing star athlete Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, won the first heat with the fastest overall time of 3:21.44, followed by Great Britain, France, and Belgium who also qualified for the final.

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Schmidt had earlier competed in the mixed 4×400-meter relay, where Team Germany also finished seventh, leading to their elimination. This result was not without controversy. Schmidt’s inclusion in the relay team led to some internal drama, with her teammate Luna Bulmahn, who was left out, expressing frustration in a since-deleted Instagram post. Bulmahn pointed out that although Schmidt was the second-fastest 400m runner on paper, she had not been nominated for the mixed relay, which raised questions about team selection.

Adding to the tension, German sprinter Jean Paul Bredau, who is Bulmahn’s boyfriend, ran in the mixed relay alongside Schmidt and voiced his disappointment in the team’s lineup decisions through a social media post, which he later removed. Although Bredau issued an apology for his comments and was allowed to compete in the individual 400m race, Bulmahn was excluded from the women’s 4×400-meter relay team.

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Alica Schmidt, who also enjoys a successful career as a model and social media influencer with over seven million followers across Instagram and TikTok, had previously qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but did not compete in any events. Following that, she announced she would be taking a break from athletics, citing struggles with COVID-19 and injuries during the season.

Despite the challenges and the outcome at the Paris Olympics, Schmidt’s presence on and off the track continues to attract significant attention, blending her athletic career with her work as a public figure.

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