Rob Heffernan finishes fifth in Beijing

Rob Heffernan’s defence of the men’s 50m walk world title saw him finish fifth at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Sat, 29 Aug, 2015 - 09:07

By Will Downing, Beijing

Rob Heffernan’s defence of the men’s 50m walk world title saw him finish fifth at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing, but the Corkman still felt it was a performance as good as his gold-medal win from two years ago.

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