Mental challenge of 50km walk too tough for Rob Heffernan this time
World champion drops out after 40km as Yohann Diniz sets a new world record and completes a hat-trick of European titles
Rob Heffernan admits he fell apart mentally before pulling up
World record pace was too much for Irish man to handle in 50km walk in Zurich
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