That is Stuart Weir’s second piece on the Doha Diamond League Assembly.
Sisterly emotions
Tia (10.92) took bragging rights over Tina (11.02) within the battle of the Jamaican Clayton twin sisters within the 100m on the Doha Diamond League and she or he wasn’t even happy along with her efficiency! She stated afterwards “I made the World Main mark, however truthfully I didn’t do the absolute best. I didn’t get the beginning I at all times get, however apart from that it was a fantastic race for me. It is rather particular for me and my twin sister to complete 1st and 2nd on this occasion tonight. I wouldn’t say that I used to be nervous, however I simply wanted to get it collectively”.
Tina’s response was: “I feel I executed the race a bit poorly, however I can’t complain, I’ve to be glad about this consequence as a result of it’s nonetheless the start of the season and it’s a SB for me. This 12 months has been going effectively. To be second simply behind my sister, Tia, is a good feeling. We’re twin sisters, we’re coaching companions and we additionally compete collectively. After we lineup for a race, we’re not sisters! We’re rivals and rivals. However after the race is over, it feels actually good to take the highest two locations. My subsequent assembly will probably be in Jamaica, so now I will probably be again there, to regroup and give attention to my subsequent steps. My huge aim for 2025 will probably be to make the Jamaican group for the World Championships together with my sister”.
In keeping with World Athletics web site, this was the primary time the 20 year-olds have met open air as seniors. Tia leads 2-1 in senior indoor 60s. It will need to have been thrilling too to beat the queen of Jamaican sprinting, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who was fourth.
Amy Hunt ran a PR of 11.03. Amy will need to have a declare be the busiest athlete of the 12 months having run within the European and World Indoors in addition to each Diamond Leagues in China and the World Relays earlier than coming to Doha. She was 5th within the World Indoors and gained gold within the ladies’s 4 by 100 at World Relays. The truth is, though it s solely mid-Could she has run in China, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Netherlands, UK and USA – and all distances 60 to 400.
She remains to be primarily based in Padua, Italy with Marco Airale within the group that used to incorporate Jeremiah Azu and Darryl Neita. Whereas they’ve each moved on, Amy has stayed. She advised me that as a Cambridge English graduate, she enjoys exploring cultural treasures in Northern Italy on her day without work every week. Staying in Italy is definitely working for her. She stated that she was doing a full indoor season as a result of she believed it could assist her out of doors 100s and 200s. It appears to be working.
It didn’t work for Mujinga Kambundji. winner of the World Indoors 60m however solely 8th in Doha.
