Heartbreak for González as She Finishes Fifth in Olympic Race Walk
Alegna González Muñoz finished fifth in the women's 20 km race walk at the Paris 2024 Olympics, improving on her Tokyo result. Despite missing a medal, she remains determined to win one in the mixed relay and is grateful for the support she received.
After the men's race, the women's 20 kilometers were held at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 2024, where Alegna Aryday González Muñoz repeated this Thursday the fifth Olympic place obtained in Tokyo 2020. The Chihuahua native crossed the finish line with a time of 1:27:14 hours, which improved the time set in the Japanese capital of 1:30:33 hours.
González, who maintains her permanent concentration at the National Center for the Development of Sports Talents and High Performance (CNAR), was the best positioned of the three Mexican race walkers in competition, which saw the Chinese Jiayu Yang (1:25:54) crowned, followed by the Spanish María Pérez (1:26:19) and the Australian Jemima Montag (1:26:25).
