German track star Alica Schmidt has left Keely Hodgkinson speechless with her latest Instagram photo dump, as she said goodbye to summer in style. The 27-year-old, previously dubbed the 'world's sexiest athlete,' posted a collection of snaps to her 5.1 million followers, starting with a sun-kissed look in a see-through white top.
Hodgkinson reacts to Schmidt's summer snaps
Schmidt also showcased her figure in a see-through mesh outfit over a bikini, as well as an all-white ensemble that highlighted her toned abs. Hodgkinson, 24, who competed alongside Schmidt at the Olympics, took to the comments section to post two love heart eye emojis, to which Schmidt replied with a smitten love heart face emoji.
German marathon runner Maike Lea also praised Schmidt's appearance, commenting "LIEBS," which translates to dear in English, while compatriot and fellow runner Laura Muller added a heart emoji.
Fans praise Schmidt's beauty
Other fans flooded the comments to compliment Schmidt, with one user calling her "Absolutely beautiful," while a second echoed "So beautiful." A third wrote "You look so pretty," a fourth said "Perfect and elegant," a fifth added "Knew you a goddess all along," and another said "Ohh just wow."
Schmidt's athletic career and social media impact
Schmidt is one of Germany's standout runners in the 400 and 800 metres and participated in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris with the German relay team. She also competes for SC Charlottenburg and won bronze at the 2019 U23 European Championships.
The runner has previously spoken about how social media has played an important role in her career and helped her earn more sponsors. "It's good for all of us athletes to be active on social media in order to get sponsors," she said. "It's not easy, especially in Germany to live from athletics. So a lot of athletes have to do another job to live from that and do the training. And yeah that's a great thing to do a social media on the side so you can get some more sponsors. It's a big hobby of mine and I love to do that. But the main focus is sports."
