Sexiest Athlete Alica Schmidt explains Olympic exit.

"Sexiest Athlete" Alica Schmidt explains Olympic exit.

In the women's 4400-meter relay on Friday at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

German track and field star Alica Schmidt won't be in attendance.

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"After an in-practice race simulation, I wasn't able to secure my spot in the line up for the prelims," Schmidt wrote in the caption.

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In front of a sizable statue of the Olympic Rings, she posed for a picture and uploaded it.

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Initially scheduled to compete in the women's 4400 mixed relay on Saturday, Schmidt's Olympic debut never materialized.

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The German mixed team was disqualified for making contact with the Jamaican team, so she ultimately was unable to compete. Schmidt sat out the Tokyo Olympics.

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