The 24-year-old finishes behind Peru's Kimberly Garcia and China's Wu at the prestigious championship held in A Coruña, Spain. González sealed his ticket to the Olympics last March when he won gold in the Dudinksa 50 event in Slovakia.

His time, 1:28:09, earned him his second Olympic ticket, now in France. In Tokyo, the Mexican broke out of 31st place to finish in fifth place in what was her debut. Her talent has opened the doors to the Adidas brand, by La Salle University and by the Mexican Navy.