{"id":1760,"date":"2018-07-19T16:26:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T16:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/monaco-press-conference-highlights-3\/"},"modified":"2018-07-19T16:26:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T16:26:03","slug":"monaco-press-conference-highlights-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/monaco-press-conference-highlights-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco: Press Conference Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Sergey Shubenkov is one athlete who is looking to continue his fine 2018 form, his place in the final in Brussels on the 31<sup>st<\/sup> August already assured. After victory in Lausanne Shubenkov admitted his season has been a special one so far and the fastest man in the world this year will be looking to add victory in Monaco to his ever growing resume. Could the European record also be in danger?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>2018 has been a good one for <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/s_shubenkov_EN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>@s_shubenkov_EN<\/link> &#8211; he reflects on his season so far and his goals for <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonacoDL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#MonacoDL<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/jjcM1tpXxp>pic.twitter.com\/jjcM1tpXxp<\/link>\n<p>\u2014 IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/1019917799299330048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 19, 2018<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Another man in form is Noah Lyles, the American sprinter currently topping the world lists for both 100m and 200m, but despite three wins from three over 200m in the Diamond League this year, he still only lies second in the #RoadToTheFinal standings. Victory in Lausanne showed that he certainly hasn&#8217;t lost his good early season form, but he knows he can go even quicker in Monaco if he can improve his start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>&quot;I know I need to work on my start&quot; <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/LylesNoah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>@LylesNoah<\/link><link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondLeague?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#DiamondLeague<\/link> <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonacoDL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#MonacoDL<\/link> <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoadToTheFinal?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#RoadToTheFinal<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/CZCPA9WeMV>pic.twitter.com\/CZCPA9WeMV<\/link>\n<p>\u2014 IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/1019929324227518465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 19, 2018<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Sticking with the sprints, Shaunae Miller-Uibo is plying her trade on two fronts this year, as she aims to make the Diamond League final in both the 200m and 400m. Ultimately she may have a decision to make on which event she contests, given both take place in Brussels, but at today&#8217;s press conference admitted she does prefer one event over the other.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Which event does <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hey_ItsShaunae?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>@Hey_ItsShaunae<\/link> prefer? We have the answer \u2b07\ufe0f<link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondLeague?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#DiamondLeague<\/link> <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonacoDL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#MonacoDL<\/link> <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoadToTheFinal?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#RoadToTheFinal<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/46TRg5msOo>pic.twitter.com\/46TRg5msOo<\/link>\n<p>\u2014 IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/1019935930314993665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 19, 2018<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">The women&#8217;s pole vault has been one of the events of the Diamond League season so far, with five athletes currently boasting 15 points or more in the overall standings and three different winners so far. Leading the way is Sandi Morris, the World Indoor champion admitting she is very proud to be a women&#8217;s pole vaulter at the moment, such is the quality of the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>&quot;I&#8217;m so proud of the women&#8217;s pole vault as an event&quot; <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandicheekspv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>@sandicheekspv<\/link> <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondLeague?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#DiamondLeague<\/link> <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonacoDL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#MonacoDL<\/link> <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoadToTheFinal?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#RoadToTheFinal<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/j4fjMWbKOl>pic.twitter.com\/j4fjMWbKOl<\/link>\n<p>\u2014 IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/1019941145638400000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 19, 2018<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Despite leading the standings at present with 27 points, largely thanks to victories in Doha and Oslo, the American isn&#8217;t the only one chasing that Diamond trophy. Katerina Stefanidi scored victory last time out in Lausanne and she loves competing in Monaco.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Let&#8217;s just say <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatStefanidi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>@KatStefanidi<\/link> \u2764\ufe0fs <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MonacoDL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#MonacoDL<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/Uah70Ka0YI>pic.twitter.com\/Uah70Ka0YI<\/link>\n<p>\u2014 IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/1019940271390248960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 19, 2018<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Watch the full press conference here:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 560\/315\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FTcJNduQIjNQ&#038;video_width=560&#038;video_height=315)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TcJNduQIjNQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Monaco Diamond League meeting marks leg 10 of the #RoadToTheFinal and athlete&#8217;s know...","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"city":[],"class_list":["post-1760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1760"},{"taxonomy":"city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/city?post=1760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}