Loughnane to lead Irish in Korea

OLIVE LOUGHNANE (Loughrea AC), silver medallist in the women’s 20k walk in Berlin two years ago, will lead the Irish team into the World Championships in Daegu, Korea, at the end of the month.

The Cork-based race walker was an absentee from the Woodies DIY national senior championships at Morton Stadium on Sunday after electing to remain on at her training camp in Spain.

Nevertheless, she will travel to Korea as Ireland’s leading medal hope and Chair of High Performance, Ray Flynn, predicted that she will be difficult to beat.