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María Pérez, Four-Time World Racewalking Champion, Says Recognition Hasn't Kept Pace With Her Wins

She now targets Olympic gold in Los Angeles 2028.

Overview

  • Pérez completed a world championship double in Tokyo 2025, winning the 35 km and 20 km to reach four world titles counting her Budapest 2023 victories.
  • She said the 35 km was her first at that distance and that she was still recovering from acute pubalgia, yet she built a lead of more than three minutes.
  • In a new interview she contends her achievements receive too little attention in Spain, citing late broadcast slots and the dominance of men's football coverage.
  • She frames an Olympic title as a personal debt and identifies Los Angeles 2028 as her next major objective.
  • Her Granada training group under coach Jacinto Antón now includes about fifteen international-level walkers, among them Dani and Antía Chamosa, José Manuel Pérez Rubio and Pablo González.