Heffernan gets the vote to lead athletics team

Robert Heffernan will captain the Irish athletics team at London 2012 it was confirmed yesterday.

Wed, 01 Aug, 2012 - 01:00
Brendan Mooney

“There was a vote and all the athletes present voted for Robert,” said team manager Patsy McGonagle.

The Corkman is the most experienced member of the team along with race walking team mate, Olive Loughnane, also based in Cork.

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