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Alica Schmidt Opens Up About ‘Emotional Roller-Coaster’ of the Olympics


German runner Alica Schmidt hopes she inspired young athletes during her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics

She posted a three-image carousel showing her competing in the relay, baton in hand with her orange Puma sneakers prominently featured. Germany’s Skadi Schier, Mona Mayer, Eileen Demes and Alica Schmidt celebrate after competing in the women’s 4x400m relay heat of the athletics event at the Paris Olympic Games on August 9, 2024.JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty ImagesThe sport took her to the Olympics for the first time in 2020 when she was an alternate for the German mixed relay team. Schmidt closed her post with a message encouraging other athletes to keep striving to make their Olympic dreams a reality.

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