Veale claims bronze as she beats heat with perfect timing

KATE VEALE (West Waterford) won bronze in the junior 10k at theEuropean Racewalking Cup in Olhao, Portugal, on Saturday.

Robert Heffernan (Togher) was 10th in the 20k, Olive Loughnane was disqualified with the leader in her sights 400 metres from the finish and 15-year-old Evan Lynch (Clonmel) secured his qualifying standard for the European Youth Olympics.

Ray Flynn, chairman of high performance unit said: “A medal at thislevel is sensational at any time but Kate Veale’s performance in the heat this morning was spectacular. Kate wasfantastic. This girl is the real deal. The conditions were far from favourable but her pace judgement was terrific.”