Inside the top six at the Olympic Games, multiple European and World Championships competitor and still Rob Heffernan continues in his quest to secure a first international medal.

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.

PAUL HESSION (Athenry) got exactly what he wanted in the form of a smart 6.75 second victory in the 60m final at the Woodies DIY Indoor Championships of Ireland at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast yesterday.

RACEWALKERS Robert Heffernan and Colin Griffin will pursue Olympic and world championship qualifying standards this weekend.