Heffernan walks tall in 20k event

ROBERT HEFFERNAN posted the second fastest time of his career for the 20k walk at the Grand Prix of Race Walking in La Coruna yesterday when he finished fifth in 1:20:55 to highlight his return to form in advance of the Olympics.

However, there was disappointment for the other Irish walkers in action including Gillian O’Sullivan who failed to finish her event, causing some concern.

The world championship silver medallist has been troubled by a slight injury which was affecting her style in recent times and when she picked up two warnings inside the first 5k yesterday she pulled out.

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