{"id":3345,"date":"2026-06-09T16:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/12-more-global-stars-are-heading-to-monaco\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:03:20","slug":"12-more-global-stars-are-heading-to-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/12-more-global-stars-are-heading-to-monaco\/","title":{"rendered":"12 more global stars are heading to Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Meeting Herculis EBS continues to build one of the strongest fields in world athletics for its 2026 edition. Following the earlier announcements of <strong>Faith Kipyegon<\/strong> in the women\u2019s 3000m, Jimmy Gressier in the men\u2019s 5000m and pole vault world record holder <strong>Mondo Duplantis<\/strong>, the latest wave of athlete confirmations further elevates the prestige of the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sprint events are expected to be among the highlights of the evening. Reigning Olympic champion <strong>Julien Alfred<\/strong> returns to Monaco for the women\u2019s 200m after enjoying remarkable success at the Meeting Herculis EBS in recent years. In the men\u2019s 100m, reigning world champion <strong>Oblique Seville<\/strong> and American sprint sensation <strong>Jordan Anthony <\/strong>are set to deliver one of the most exciting races of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women\u2019s 100m hurdles promises a world-class showdown between Olympic champion Masai Russell and Swiss star <strong>Ditaji Kambundji.<\/strong> Both athletes have established themselves among the elite of global hurdling and their clash is expected to be one of the standout moments of the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the field events, the women\u2019s pole vault will feature a highly anticipated duel between World Champion <strong>Katie Moon<\/strong> and Olympic Champion <strong>Nina Kennedy<\/strong>. With both athletes regularly clearing heights above 4.80m, the competition has all the ingredients for a memorable contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exceptional line-up is further strengthened by the presence of <strong>Emmanuel Wanyonyi<\/strong>, <strong>Collen Kebinatshipi<\/strong>, <strong>Simon Ehammer<\/strong>, Nadia Battocletti and <strong>Geordie Beamish,<\/strong> reinforcing the Meeting Herculis EBS\u2019s reputation as one of the premier events on the global athletics calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With four weeks remaining until competition day, anticipation continues to build for what promises to be another unforgettable night of world-class athletics in Monaco.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-block\"><div class=\"cta\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/monaco-diamond-league.com\/en\/\" target=\"\" class=\"cta-link flex justify-center md:justify-start md:inline-flex items-center gap-4 bg-punch py-3 px-4 text-white uppercase font-bold text-sm leading-4\" rel=\"noopener\">\n      Ticketing\n      <svg\n      class=\"x-icon inline-block text-white\"\n      width=14\n      height=14\n    >\n      <use href=\"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/themes\/diamondleague\/public\/static\/icons.svg#double-arrow\" \/>\n    <\/svg>\n  \n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just one month to go, the Meeting Herculis EBS has unveiled twelve additional international...","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"city":[],"class_list":["post-3345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletes-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3345"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3354,"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3345\/revisions\/3354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3345"},{"taxonomy":"city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/city?post=3345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}