The Monaco Press conference is one of my favorites. Held in the lovely Fairmont Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco, the Monaco presser is hosted by Jean-Pierre SCHOEBEL, Director of the Meeting Herculis EBS. Jean-Pierre is fluent in French and English and knows the sport. His questions provide the media with great insights into the star athletes. What I enjoy about the pressers are the combinations. This year, there was Katerina Stefanidi and Sandi Morris, Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Salwa Eid Naser, plus pressers with the top French athletes. As most of the fans at the Stade Louis are French citizens, the French athletes are a huge draw.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Salwa Eid Naser, with Jean-Pierre SCHOEBEL, Director of the Meeting Herculis EBS
The Monaco diamond league meet is the favorite meet of many of the entire summer. This year, with Monaco one day, and the London DL the very next, I found that a bit sad. Again, the calendar of our sport screws with what could be and should be a schedule with meets held once a week. Until the IAAF realizes that a consistent schedule is harming us with sponsors, fans and performances, it will not change.
