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ALICA SCHMIDT is excitedly counting down the days until the Paris Olympics next year.
The German runner, dubbed the "world's sexiest athlete", is hoping represent her country at her first Games.
Schmidt, 24, is a 400m specialist an could represent Germany as part of their relay team.
Last night she posted a video of herself on track to social media.
The short clip shows her adjusting her ponytail as she's about to start a race.
She captioned it: "500 days till Paris Olympics 🔥 let‘s make them count #trackandfield #sprint #boss."
Fans loved her latest post, which received well over 100,000 likes overnight.
One wrote: "If this doesn’t work out you have Victoria’s Secret as a backup plan 🔥"
A second commented: "You're Stunning 😍❤️"
And a third added: "Strong and beautiful."
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While plenty of others simply used heart emojis.
Schmidt was recently tearful as she was named in Forbes' prestigious 30 under 30 list.
Having also worked as Borussia Dortmund's fitness coach during the 2020-21 season, Alica recently hung out with Bayern Munich star Lucas Hernandez at a Hugo Boss event.