Dad marks Rob's triumph with visit to wife's grave

The father of newly-crowned world champion Rob Heffernan has visited the grave of his late wife to mark their son’s gold medal win.

The father of newly-crowned world champion Rob Heffernan has visited the grave of his late wife to mark their son’s gold medal win.

Bobby Heffernan said it was a dream come true for the “small little Irishman” to take the top prize in the 50km race walk at the World Championships in Moscow.

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