Overview
- Alegna González won the Penn Relays 5,000-meter racewalk in 21:17.11, a new Mexican record.
- Mexico swept the podium as Valeria Flores took silver in 22:18.02 and Naomi Luis won bronze in 22:29.67.
- The time improves on González’s 2025 mark at the same meet and lowers the national record she first set in 2021.
- Following the win, she removed the World Team Championships from her schedule on guidance from coach Ignacio Zamudio and doctors Jesús Natividad and Felipe Naranjo.
- In boxing, Fátima Herrera reached the World Boxing Cup final at 48 kg in Brazil, assuring Mexico its first medal there and earning ranking points toward Los Ángeles 2028.