Person: Maria Vasco

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Olive steps it up in Algarve

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.

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Work pays off for Loughnane

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Loughnane and Heffernan lead classy Grand Prix field

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Olive out to sustain upward mobility

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Olive happy with progress

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Loughnane fails to finish 20km walk

Hard work yields no reward for eighth-placed O’Sullivan

MEDALS are not awarded for effort in the tough world of race walking but if they were then Gillian O’Sullivan would surely have strode away with gold after yesterday’s World Cup event in Naumburg.

Mon, 03 May, 2004

O’Sullivan looks for answers

GILLIAN O’SULLIVAN has predicted that tomorrow’s world cup race will answer a lot of questions as the build up to the Olympic Games in Athens enters a new phase.

Sat, 01 May, 2004

Sixth place ensures heroic Heffernan place at Olympics

ROBERT HEFFERNAN became the 10th Irish athlete to qualify for the Athens Olympics when finishing 6th in the 20km Walk at the IAAF Grand Prix Challenge in Mexico yesterday.

Mon, 22 Mar, 2004

Gallant Gill breaks record but misses out on bronze

GILLIAN O’SULLIVAN took Irish walking to a fresh high at the European Championships in Munich yesterday.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2002

In-form O’Sullivan eyes 20km title, but Russians threaten

WORLD 5,000m record-holder Gillian O’Sullivan is hoping to extend her wonderful spell of form to 20km in the women’s final at the European championships in Munich.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2002