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Alegna González sends a powerful warning at the start of the road to Los Angeles 2028
The Mexican race walker delivered a dominant performance in Santo Domingo and confirmed that she is ready to pursue an unfinished goal that has followed her throughout her most recent Olympic appearances.
Alegna González began a new stage of her career in commanding fashion by winning the half marathon race walk at the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.
The Mexican athlete dominated the competition and crossed the finish line alone on a day that also saw another Mexican representative finish among the leading positions, confirming the strong form of the country’s race walking program.
A race controlled from start to finish
González took control of the competition with a pace her rivals could not match and completed the course in 1:36:05.
The Mexican pulled away from the rest of the field and reached the finish line unchallenged to secure a medal that represents her first major result of the new Olympic cycle.
Her compatriot Alejandra Ortega finished behind her, earning the silver medal after recording a time of 1:39:26.
Puerto Rico’s Rachelle de Orbeta took third place and completed the podium with a time of 1:39:55.
Mexico completes a one-two finish on the course
González and Ortega’s presence in the top two positions allowed Mexico to end the competition with an impressive gold and silver medal double.
Both race walkers managed to open gaps over their rivals and confirmed the strength of a discipline that has historically delivered significant results for Mexican sports.
For Ortega, second place also represented another notable result in a season in which she had previously earned a team world championship silver medal in Brasília.
The next objective appears on the horizon
With this competition, González brought her 2026 season to an end and will now begin preparing for the next challenges on her international calendar.
Her next major objective will be the Pan American Games in Lima, where she will look to remain among the best athletes on the continent and continue progressing toward securing the Olympic qualifying standard.
The result in Santo Domingo therefore represents the first step on a road that will ultimately lead to Los Angeles 2028, where the Mexican will attempt to turn her two previous fifth-place finishes into the first Olympic medal of her career.
