The Jamaican youngster has made her feelings known about indoor races despite kickstarting her season with a dominant victory in Astana.
Jamaica’s next big thing in sprinting, Tia Clayton, has opened up about her Paris Olympic Games debut and what is in store for fans this season after a flying start to her 2025 season.
Tia Clayton has been making waves in the world of sprinting and seemingly, coach Stephen Francis of the MVP Track Club has greater plans for his athletes as he has introduced the indoor circuit in their roaster.
Tia Clayton started her 2025 season with a win at the Central Hurdles Relays and Field Events in Jamaica, where she won the race in a time of 7.14 seconds.
Kishane Thompson has embraced a series of firsts, from seeing snow and touching it to making his indoor debut in Astana.
She then made her second indoor appearance at the Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes. The first time Tia Clayton competed in an indoor race was at the 2024 Tyson Invitational held at the Randal Tyson Indoor Center.
The Jamaican won her heat in a time of 7.22 seconds before extending her winning streak to the final where she clocked 7.18 seconds to cross the finish line ahead of her twin sister Tina Clayton.
She was elated to have won the race but insisted that it does not contribute much to her training as far as the outdoors is concerned. However, she will comply to what the coach wants her to do despite not being a fan of indoor racing.
“It was a good race for me, I executed what I needed to. It was only my second indoor race ever. Honestly, I don’t like indoors so much. I am not sure if I will be competing at any indoor meets, it depends on my coach,” Tia Clayton said after the race.
Reflecting on her Paris Olympic Games debut, Tia Clayton revealed that it was a great outing despite not managing to accomplish most of the things she wanted.
At the Olympics, she was the only Jamaican in the women’s 100m final where she ended up finishing seventh in a time of 11.04 seconds.
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The youngster was also vital as Team Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team finished fifth in the race won by Team USA.
“Last year was really really good, I felt great, even if I wanted to accomplish some more things. The pressure doesn’t really bother me because I always focus on me and I know what to do. It’s pretty cold here in Kazakhstan, I am not used to that. Tomorrow I will fly back to Jamaica,” she said.
Clayton now looks to continue flying Jamaica’s flag high and following in the footsteps of training mate Shericka Jackson.
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