Luckless Heffernan suffers Euro fall

Robert Heffernan was a frustrated figure after his ninth place finish in 1:23:26 over 20km at the European Cup of Race Walking in Dudince, Slovakia yesterday as he took a heavy fall at 12km when in contention.

“I took a heavy fall and landed flat on my face,” said Heffernan who was tripped up in good position.

“I really mixed it up before the fall and then broke my butt off to get back on. I’m a bit annoyed because it affected my race but it was still a solid position moving forward.”