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Irish athletes Rob Heffernan and Olive Loughnane awarded medals

It may have come four years late but Cork’s world champion race walker Rob Heffernan is now finally an Olympic medallist.

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Irish athletics boss Patsy McGonagle fears doping crisis extends beyond Russia

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VIDEO: Rob Heffernan awaits London medal call

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Boost for Robert Heffernan’s Olympic bronze hopes

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Russian doping cases causes major concern to IAAF

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Olive Loughnane set to enjoy belated golden moment after Olga Kaniskina ban

Loughnane set for gold after IAAF suspends five athletes for suspected doping

Olive Loughnane looks set to be upgraded to women's 20k walk world champion after the Russian Anti-doping Agency annulled the results of 2009 World Champion Olga Kaniskina.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2015

Disappointment for team Ireland on opening day of World Athletics Championships

A miserable opening day for Ireland at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow saw the three in action on the track miss out of qualifying for their respective semi-finals, while Irish interest in the women’s marathon ended after eight kilometres.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2013

English and Robinson bow out of 800m in Moscow

Mark English and Paul Robinson both bowed out of the 800m in the first round heats on the opening morning of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2013