11 Big Island women to race in VinFast Ironman World Championship in Kona
Skye Ombac, 27, of Hilo, runs in Kailua-Kona to train for 2023 VinFast Ironman World Championship. (Tiffany DeMasters/Big Island Now) Eleven Big Is...
Skye Ombac, 27, of Hilo, runs in Kailua-Kona to train for 2023 VinFast Ironman World Championship. (Tiffany DeMasters/Big Island Now) Eleven Big Island women will share the world stage with more than 2,000 triathletes as they descend on Kailua-Kona for the VinFast Ironman World Championship this Saturday. The youngest Hawai‘i athlete is Skye Ombac, 27, of Hilo. This will be her second Ironman triathlon. Ombac's first Ironman was last year where she trained and shared the field with friends , including Bree Wee, a retired pro-athlete and former Ironman division winner.