See: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0328/1224293221899.html

Loughnane gets inside Olympic qualifying time

ATHLETICS: Irish athletes enjoyed double success in the European Race Walking Cup in Slovakia yesterday, with Olive Loughnane dominating the senior 20km challenge to almost certainly qualify for her fourth Olympics, while Kate Veale set a new national mark when winning the junior women’s 10km event, writes Ian O’Riordan.

Loughnane proved a convincing winner in 1 hour 32 minutes 40 seconds, more than a full minute clear of the Czech Zuzana Schindlerova (1:33.51), with the Ukraine champion, Nadya Borovska, a further eight seconds adrift. Loughnane’s time was well inside the A qualifying standard of 1:33.30 for the World Championships in Korea this summer, which is also likely to be the qualifying time for London.

Earlier, the 17 year-old Veale added to her growing reputation when she took some 90 seconds off the old Irish junior 10km record when winning in 46:43. The old mark was held by Olive’s younger sister, Ann Loughnane, at 48:19.

Congrats, Olive!