Legendary walker advises Irish hopefuls

ROBERT HEFFERNAN and Jamie Costin will have the greatest race walker of all time advising them for the Olympic Games in Athens where they will be aiming for a top 10 placing.

Robert Korzeniowski, who won both the 50k and 20k titles in Sydney, will be defending his 50k title in Athens but will be taking time out to advise Heffernan, who competes at 20k, and Costin, who competes in the 50k event.

Both of them returned to Ireland in midweek in advance of the Woodies DIY National Championships at Morton Stadium this week after spending a stint at altitude with world silver medallist Gillian O’Sullivan.