Brendan (30) heads to Rio for his second Olympics having competed at London four years ago. Coached by Race Walk colleague Robert Heffernan, the Letterkenny AC clubman finished 26th in London in a time of 3:55:01 but shaved three and a half minutes off that time when 16th in the European Championships in Zurich two years ago, and warmed up for Rio with a third placing over 10km in the GloHealth National Track & Field Championships.
Brendan Boyce
