> The correct question would be: does it make sense to require the athletes to go through this. Yes, that's what I asked. Does it make sense to make attending

> The correct question would be: does it make sense to require the athletes to go through this. Yes, that's what I asked. Does it make sense to make attending these events an obligation? > These sponsors hold commercial rights to these events and require such interviews for their own promo goals. Is that true? I've seen this repeated several times, so I guess I should assume that you guys know, but I'd rather have a source for what use the sponsors have for the interviews. It really seems to be for the media.