The runner-up of the Ironman Austria, the Klagenfurt nurse Gabriele Obmann, rejected the World Cup ticket for Hawaii: “I can’t afford it!” She doesn’t rule out a start at the European Championships in Amsterdam.
The greatest success in Gabi Obmann’s career has a bitter aftertaste. With second place at the Ironman on Sunday, she had secured the World Cup ticket for Hawaii. On Monday, when the tickets were officially issued on the event stage, the Klagenfurt nurse actually declined. The World Cup in Hawaii is too expensive “It’s way too much money. The trip alone would cost 15,000 euros, I would have to take unpaid leave,” said the crowd’s favourite, disappointed. Curious: All professional athletes who were asked about it also declined. So only winner Lotte Wilms drove home with a World Cup ticket – the second one remained.Obmann canceled for the third (!) Time”I would really like to be there – but it just doesn’t speak for itself,” says the chairman, who is still in the night after the success with her boyfriend – with whom she had just moved into the new house – for a long time. Especially since it wasn’t her first ticket for a World Cup – but the fifth! “I competed in my age group in Hawaii in 2017 and 2019, but I’ve already turned it down twice.” “Only an eight-hour shift. But I still prefer nine hours of Ironman – especially at home,” winks the Carinthian, who wants to start the triathlon on Lake Gösselsdorf on July 8th. “They have the best cake buffet there!” Then the Ironman Portugal or the Ironman European Championships in Amsterdam are on the agenda.
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