Fans are wondering if the ‘World’s Sexiest Athlete’ will actually compete at the Tokyo Olympics

Fans of German track star Alica Schmidt, dubbed the ‘World’s Sexiest Athlete’, are beginning to question exactly what it is she’s doing in Tokyo.

Fans of a German track star dubbed the “World’s Sexiest Athlete” have expressed mixed emotions over the athlete’s seemingly lengthy stay in the Tokyo Olympic Village.

Alica Schmidt, who qualified for her country’s 4x400m relays team, was benched for Saturday’s mixed event and instead posted to social media from the sideline.

Her team made the final but was ultimately disqualified for making contact with the Jamaican team, leaving some to speculate an early end to the 22-year-old’s 2021 Olympic campaign.

Fans are getting suspicious about what she's actually doing at the Olympics. Picture: TikTok/alicaschmidt

Schmidt’s notable absence from competition has not gone unnoticed by her near three million followers across Instagram and TikTok.

She has been sharing snippets from life inside the village and regularly updates her Instagram Stories with videos from inside the athletics field, cheering on teammates.

And while thousands excitedly follow along, many have become suspicious over what she’s doing in Tokyo, given she hasn’t been competing.

In a video posted on the weekend, Schmidt flaunted her svelte figure while posing in a cropped German T-shirt and short Adidas shorts, boasting about, “when you make your first Olympic team”.

In response to the short clip, uploaded with the caption, “dreams can come true”, hundreds were enamoured by her beauty, but many others were left perplexed.

“Confused. What are you even doing? Your videos are showing a lot of posing which is cool, but I cannot see your event anywhere,” one person wrote in a comment.

“Didn’t realise being hot was a sport,” someone else said.

Schmidt has nearly three million followers on Instagram and TikTok. Picture: TikTok/alicaschmidt

There was a similar theme in comments posted to video the next day, in which Schmidt showed off the “presents” she had been gifted for being part of the Games.

Close to 74,000 people liked the top comment which insinuated Schmidt had entered the Olympics for “free stuff” rather than to win.

Another TikTok user accused the German team of selecting Schmidt to promote the Olympics rather than for her athletic abilities.

“It’s actually sad she got to go to Tokyo just because she’s hot. She’s just there to promote [the Olympics],” the wrote.

Others expressed confusion at how Schmidt had access to the Olympic Village for such a prolonged period without competing.

She could still get a chance to represent her country this week, with the women’s 4x400m relay heats on Thursday and the finals on Saturday.

Her millions of online followers make her one of the biggest social media stars in Tokyo for the Olympics.