Alica Schmidt shares glimpses of her first track and gym workout from South African training camp as she gears up for the upcoming season

Alica Schmidt recently shared a few glimpses of her first training session from a camp. Schmidt flew to South Africa to gear up for the season ahead.

Participating in her second Olympics at the Paris Games, the German sprinter competed in the 400m. The sprinter announced a delay in the training after she contracted an illness following her travel by flight.

"Unfortunately I got a bit sick after the flight and have to postpone the start of training camp," she wrote on her Instagram story.

However, after getting back to full health, she returned to training. The athlete gave a sneak peek of her first training session after landing in South Africa for the season's first training camp.

She was seen honing her skills on the track, running a 100m dash. The German athlete was also seen building her strength at the gym, performing hip thrusts and Bulgarian splits.

Screenshot of Schmidt's Instagram story. (Alica Schmidt's Instagram)

Notably, Schmidt commenced her training for the upcoming season in November 2024 during another training camp in South Africa. Giving an update about the successful training camp then, she wrote:

"First training camp of the season is almost completed 🤝🏼☺️ it was a really good camp and made some good progression 📈 now I’m only 4 more days in South Africa - but I‘ll be back soon 🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️🥰"

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Alica Schmidt announces her new goals for the upcoming season

In Picture: Alica Schmidt of Germany at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. (Source: Getty)

Having competed in the 400m event throughout her career, Alica Schmidt has now set her sights on competing in the 600m and 800m in the upcoming season.

She stated that the decision to transition to new events was influenced by a promise she made to herself in 2022.

"After Paris, I tried something new and ran an 800m & 600m and really enjoyed pushing out of my comfort zone. Back in 2022, I decided that I wanted to give the 800m a shot after the Paris Olympics, so now it means… I’m going for it next year 👀 "

"I‘m super excited for this new challenge and what it will bring ✨ (I‘m also going to run the 400m but focus more on the endurance part in training for now) Let this journey begin .. xoxo"

Schmidt also traveled with the team as a substitute during the 2020 Tokyo Games.