The retired Trinidadian sprinter has predicted an intense rivalry between Tia and Tina Clayton as Tia emerges from her sister’s shadow.
The Clayton twins, Tina and Tia have started making waves in the world of sprinting with retired Trinidadian sprinter Ato Boldon predicting intense rivalry between them.
First, it was Tina Clayton who was making waves with her splendid times but it seems like her sister Tia is slowly taking the spotlight from her.
Tina made her international debut at the World under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya in 2021 where she claimed top honours in the women’s 100m and was also vital as Team Jamaica claimed the women’s 4x100m relay title.
She managed to successfully defend her world title at the World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in 2022 and also anchored the Jamaican relay team to a gold medal yet again.
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However, her twin sister, Tia, who seemed to struggle in her junior years and never won an individual title in either the 100m or 200m has started coming up nicely and taking up spaces.
To everyone’s surprise, Tia rounded up the podium at the 2024 Jamaican Olympic trials, finishing second behind Shericka Jackson. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce rounded up the podium in the race.
She proceeded to the Olympic Games where she was Jamaica’s sole representative in the women’s 100m final and managed to finish a distant seventh. At the trials, Tina was eliminated from the women’s 100m in the semifinal.
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Kishane Thompson and Tia Clayton opened their 2025 season with impressive victories in Jamaica, setting personal bests as they aim to build on strong performances from 2024.
Owing to the shift in performances, Boldon believes this season has set up a stage for the two to compete for the top spots with Tina looking to return to her winning ways and Tia hoping to continue her winning streak.
“Here is what I think, Tina looks up and goes, ‘The hell, I was always the first one, I was always the more known one too and now my sister’s been in an Olympic final? I gotta respond to that,” Boldon said during an Instagram live session.
The duo has already started the 2024 season with Tia Clayton emerging as the winner in all their races. They started with the 60m race at the Central Hurdles Relays and Field Events in Jamaica where Tia claimed the win as her sister faded to a fifth-place.
They then proceeded to the Astana Indoor Meet where Tia Clayton once again stole the show as her sister finished third.
They both train at the MVP Track Club under the guidance of Paul and Stephen Francis and with the much that lies ahead, fans should be on the look-out to see who carries Jamaica’s flag high.
