Alica Schmidt commemorated her 2024 Olympics acquisition pinch a imperishable tribute.
The German way and section competitor, dubbed nan “world’s sexiest athlete” by various publications complete nan years, revealed Tuesday she sewage her “first and only tattoo.”
In a bid of Instagram Stories shared pinch her 5.8 cardinal followers, Schmidt — who participated successful nan women’s 4x400m relay and nan mixed 4x400m relay astatine this summer’s Paris Games — tin beryllium seen getting nan Olympic rings inked connected nan broadside of her precocious thigh.
“I’m sooo happy!!” Schmidt exclaimed successful a abstracted post. “It turned retired precisely really I wanted it.”
The tattoo revelation comes months aft Schmidt competed successful Paris.
Although she did not medal successful her events, Schmidt took distant galore lessons from a thrust she called “an affectional rollercoaster.”
“The Olympics are not conscionable astir winning medals. It‘s astir being alongside inspiring athletes while competing astatine nan highest level. Showing ambition, celebrating diverseness and group nary matter who they are and wherever they are from,” Schmidt wrote successful an Aug. 14 Instagram post.
“The past weeks were an affectional rollercoaster and I was capable to study a lot. As an jock I americium still not wherever I want to beryllium and possibly I will ne'er be. But nan 1 point that is for sure: I will ne'er extremity trying and figuring retired ways to improve. I emotion taking you guys pinch maine connected this travel and dream to animate young athletes and show really astonishing this athletics tin be!”
She concluded her station pinch encouraging words to prospective Olympians.
“To those athletes who didn‘t make it to Paris this year, ne'er extremity believing successful yourself. It‘s a bumpy roadworthy and 1 time each your difficult activity will yet salary off!” Schmidt exclaimed.
The Boss jock and exemplary ventured to nan Maldives aft nan Paris Games, wherever she soaked up R&R successful “paradise.”
“Arrived successful paradise,” Schmidt captioned a station from early October.
The two-time Olympian — who traveled to Tokyo successful 2021 but did not compete — has since returned to training pinch her eyes focused connected adjacent year.
“First week backmost 📈 play 25′ loading..,” Schmidt shared connected Instagram past month.