Alex Wright came close to pulling off Ireland’s second medal of the European Athletics Championships, finishing tenth after leading with six kilometres to go in the men’s 20k walk.

WORLD SILVER medallist, Olive Loughnane, faces her first big assignment of the year when she lines up for the European Cup Race Walking in Olhão on the Algarve on Saturday.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN had mixed emotions after missing out on a medal by 11 seconds at the European Championships in Barcelona yesterday.

There was no joy for Corkman Robert Heffernan in this afternoon's 20km walk at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN produced a career best performance to finish sixth in a sensational 20k walk at the world championships in Osaka yesterday.