Alegna González: The gold of the world was exactly what I expected

Finland (Notimex) –

At age 19, the Mexican Alegna González assured that the gold medal obtained this Saturday in the 10 kilometer test of March at the U-20 World Championships in Athletics that was as he had thought.

He said that with two gold medals in such a short time, in the same number of events of international stature, it is World Sub -20 and the World Cup in China is something more than satisfying, since the level of Mexican walking has been revealed.

"I'm happy with the race, it's been a very good season and I hope to continue on the same course," said the competitor, who is trained by the Pan-American exandarin Ignacio Zamudio .

"It was exactly what I expected, it was a very strategic competition and had a lot of strength to close well at the end of the race," he said.

that time was another important factor in achieving the goal, "it was a climate that favored me, that's how I expected it."

He added that we must now continue on the same path to improve and be in the world elite of athletic walking, "my coach wants me to compete in Peru for improve my skills towards the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 . "

This Saturday, the Mexican made history by getting the gold medal at the distance of 10 thousand meters, in a spectacular fence in the last 600 meters of the competition to beat the Turkish Meryem Bekmez with a time of 44: 13.88 minutes.